Adding the Guide Scope
In order to use the LVI Autoguider I ordered recently, I needed to add a guide scope to my setup. When I ordered the EQ6 Pro…
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I Decided to Buy an LVI Smartguider
A few nights ago saw 2nd light using the EQ6. For some reason , I couldn’t get a 3-star alignment. The mount is permanently set up…
Read the article →First Light for EQ6
After months of inactivity, I finally got around to plugging the SynScan hand controller into the EQ6 and powering everything up. No bangs, flashes or fizzles…
Read the article →Frozen Britain and Not So Frozen Ireland
This striking image taken by NASA’s Terra satellite on 7 January shows the UK deep in the clutches of the current cold snap. While the UK…
Read the article →Polar Aligning and a Stupid Mistake
Having got a clear night where I was available, I decided to Polar Align the polar scope in the EQ6 mount. The instruction manual has a…
Read the article →The EQ6 Mounted on the Pier
Here’s a quick pic of the EQ6 mounted on the pier in the observatory. I haven’t had much time to do anything with the setup the…
Read the article →Heath Robinson Threaded Bar
I decided that drilling a 13+ mm hole through the 10mm thickness of the lower pier plate would be just too much work, so I took…
Read the article →EQ6 Adaptor Goes Onto Pier
I finally got some time to play with the EQ6 adapter and see if it fitted onto the pier out in the observatory. I’m happy to…
Read the article →EQ6 Adapter Arrives
The EQ6 Adapter I had Beacon Hill Telescopes make up for me has arrived. It comprises an adapter to take the EQ6 mount head and a…
Read the article →Possible Perseid Meteor Outburst
This year’s Perseid meteor shower could be even better than usual. According to NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, a filament of comet dust has drifted across Earth’s…
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