I get the idea, Rupert. And even that lower quality posted image is really awesome. I think the compression routine of your upload has skewered your...

So they chose the Engineer's choice as Chris Lintott had put it in yesterday's Sky at night, the scientist's choice would have wanted the site where b...

    I enjoyed that episode once again. It complemented the previous day's Exoplanet lecture that I attended!   But there was a rea...

I attended the lecture. Brian, you're right it was a really good talk.   He covered four methods of finding Exoplanets using props to demonstra...

Your link is broken again, Brian     I think I know what is happening although I dont know why but there are special characters (%C2%A0) ...

Mike, that polar alignment is a real revelation. Thank you. Cant wait to try it out tonight...will need to blow the cobwebs off...so embarrassing. &...

Ha, you really drove the nail in, now I have to change my description from twat to village idiot!

£50! wow, how can I refuse that offer! :D   Regards to rough polar alignment on the HEQ5 for visual observation, I did know that but when it c...

Picture of the twat hauling the heavy HEQ5 equatorial in the cricket wheelie bag and never using it ;)      

Your tips duly noted, Mike...but here is the big twist...I do own an equatorial, a pretty decent one, an HEQ5 Pro Synscan. And I have an Equinox 80 A...

Hmph, Mike , you and your always perfectly sensible answers... in unjustifiable defiance, Brian, I will go with your thoughts except for a couple of ...

Hi Brian, your link was broken, I think this is the link:     Haven't soaked in the article yet but its certainly a juicy theory to debat...