Great minds think alike as they say.   Welcome to the forum, Chris! Perhaps take Mike's advice and get a cheap DSLR coupled with an intervalom...

Thanks Mike.   Can you get the freshness column back on the homepage though (once its fixed) because its highly useful to know if any new posts...

Btw, Ali had his powerpoint on slideshow advance timings mode which I dont think he realised. he needed it set on manual.

I have to admit the lecture was very fast paced, I couldnt quite keep up with the acceleration but Ali's delivery was nevertheless captivating, I just...

That makes perfect sense, Rupert, thanks for explaining.   I only just got the joke about the scratch on the sensor, good one!

Thanks Mike   Unfortunately, no difference from what I am experiencing right now. I have had one page load that went over 30 seconds before I ...

Ha, I have a lot more faith in you than that, Mike!

Its a nice idea to use Word so your writing is autosaved, Andy. I'll keep on an eye on how you deal with the format copying.   Mike, any chanc...

Yeah, its a bit of a rocky road sometimes trying to post. I've sometimes posted thinking it has gone through only to find it hasnt later on. I've be...

Ignore, this...was a duplicate. having problems posting sometimes.

In reply to Brian's post (sorry I just cant seem to get the quote working) Yeah, you're right, Brian. The thing is though, I think Sky at Night deli...

Thank you Rupert, Mike. That Alignment software seems so relatively simple to use compared to the normal polar alignment routine.   I'll have ...

Oh thats so much more crisper. Lovely, and with so few frames to stack.   Some Questions, Rupert.   1. Going by the unprocessed image, ...

That's certainly more than a handful. Look forward it, notebook ready at hand

Congratulations Rupert, great mission, look forward to seeing the final result in a few weeks!