ITS FREEZING OUT>>>BURRRGH

I set up at 6pm but packed up at 9pm. I was trying to image Mars but our neighbours had lit a peat fire and the chimney smoke was constantly blowing over the planet making imaging impossible :evil: Too much sky glow looking south to see tuttle from my location. I did get my first glimpse of M42 with the baader O111 filter-loads of detail visible. Then the cold got to me and I packed it in.

Hi john,

Ye its a nightmare it was too late by the time i got home lastnight to go anywhwere so i had my scope out the back an i was out on the green in my estate with my sky-scout battling magnetic interferience...all i managed was a bino view of tuttle,holmes,orion,pleisades...i had my 8" orion on standby an it clouded in on me i was up till 3am but to no joy!!!
that sounds good with the m42

Rain has finally stopped here and the clouds have just about all lifted. Could be a nice night for it tonight.

Fingers crossed.

and toes and................

Ahhhh let's just leave it at that.

Ye same here the sky is clearing its lovely an cold......hopefully give it a bash 2night