ckreef 4,404 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Those new renderings look really good. I like the depth/3D effect. Makes them look more alive. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pequod 3,429 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 56 minutes ago, Basher said: Thanks pequod. Tony I had a glimpse last night. This is the mother of all rabbit holes. I had no idea! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Seriously. KK’s are cheap by comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonj 744 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I have one of the older Celestron NexStar 8s (silver tube model with computer handset). Used it a fair amount before neighbor A's tree grew and neighbor B's lighting system changed... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basher 2,377 Posted Wednesday at 12:28 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:28 PM Pequod I dropped into a local astrology warehouse about 2km from work called Sirius Optics. They have the Nexstar Evolution 6 on sale...... I’m still very scared. As I picked the brains of an old fella who told me about his “amateur” setup after 8 years of star gazing, he blew my mind.Not sure I can take this much further. Too many rabbits .Dam you Pequod this is suppose to be a bbq blog! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pequod 3,429 Posted Wednesday at 12:59 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:59 PM 27 minutes ago, Basher said: Pequod I dropped into a local astrology warehouse about 2km from work called Sirius Optics. They have the Nexstar Evolution 6 on sale...... I’m still very scared. As I picked the brains of an old fella who told me about his “amateur” setup after 8 years of star gazing, he blew my mind. Not sure I can take this much further. Too many rabbits . Dam you Pequod this is suppose to be a bbq blog! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Come to the Dark Side. The *real* dark side! As in, you've got the bug and are about to spend sleepless nights under the stars. My advice: If you don't want to spend much, look into an 8-10" Dobsonian. They're inexpensive and provide exceptional views. Only problem is lack of "GoTo" and tracking. You'll have to learn to star hop. The great thing about the Nexstar 6 (or more) is that it has both of those. You don't need to know much to get going. Push a button and you're looking at something spectacular. That said...if you can afford it, an 8" (or more) is the way to go. Basic math -- 8" collects nearly double the light of a 6". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tekobo 4,008 Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Slowly, slowly... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonj 744 Posted Wednesday at 03:10 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:10 PM ... keep your hands and wallet where you can see them. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pequod 3,429 Posted Friday at 04:00 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 04:00 PM (edited) On 2/24/2021 at 10:10 AM, jonj said: ... keep your hands and wallet where you can see them. I hate to tell you how much I just dropped on filters...4 tiny pieces of glass... From bottom to top: Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur Nebula (looking particular foxy today). To the upper right with a bison head is the B39 dark nebula. An unnamed formation spotted by a friend is...SHREK. Is or is that not Shrek in the upper left??? Edited Friday at 05:42 PM by Pequod 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basher 2,377 Posted Friday at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 07:27 PM Great photo pequod. Very 3 dimensional.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
