VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|theironduck|DATE|1366637984|CONTENT|[blockquote]I saw exactly the same thing a few weeks ago while taking pictures of the sun. [/blockquote]

Cool! I think it would have scared me half to death - I was startled enough when a satellite crossed through my field of view the other day.

[blockquote]got a small analogue DC motor for my scope last week [/blockquote]

Great stuff!  I guess it&#039;s quite easy on an equatorial mount isn&#039;t it - just set it off spinning clockwise and Bob&#039;s your uncle.  It&#039;s surprising how quickly celestial objects move isn&#039;t it?  Tracking makes life a lot easier.

I had my &quot;fancy dandy&quot; scope out yesterday for my first(!) look at the moon (lunar tracking mode worked pretty well).  I got it set up in daylight so the kids could have a look before bedtime - they were suitably impressed as were their various toys which also had to take turns looking!  When it got dark I got some pretty nice views - the craters and mountains on the limb are amazing.  At some point I&#039;d like to try my hand at the &quot;Lunar 100&quot; but I&#039;m still just feeling my way around.  During the course of the evening I noticed a weird artifact when using my 10mm EP and tracked it down to a bubble in the glass!  (Full details and pictures [url=http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/183863-5-sct-10mm-bco-barlow-problem/]here[/url]).  I contacted the supplier (First Light Optics) and they got back to me late Sunday night to offer me a free upgrade to a better (and non-defective) eyepiece worth twice as much.  V pleased!|IP-ADDRESS|62.173.102.59|MODERATIONFLAG|