Can you post a larger screenshot? The text is unreadable. -Ray

legendtrail write: > What do I need to do to get past this message The picture is so small I doubt anyone can read the message, unless they just recognize the shape (it could be the forum software

What do I need to do to get past this message?

To me that tornado looks like an interplanetary wormhole structure from an advanced extraterrestrial species... ;) Seriously, I always find these very pleasing to see that zoomed-in. They are

Certainly looks like a volcano. I posted an image with my 160 refractor that looks like a Tornado forming: https://www.astrobin.com/full/pkkm0d/0/ Rolando

Hey thanks Jeff. I enjoy making useful things and especially enjoy bringing people's ideas to reality. Cheers, joel

A proper bracket would be nice.

Thats Joel Short (he is on here as well, and just posted a moment ago about the AP Treasures in the shop).

Fwiw this person makes pretty nice 3D-printed brackets for the power box and other devices. https://buckeyestargazer.net/Store/Powerbox.php

Smooth and sharp in all the right places! It really does look like a hammer. What I wouldn't give to wander the halls of Astro-Physics and see the treasures therein. :) Or better yet, get a

My wallet is listening carefully....

Sixteen years ago, using a C9.25 SCT @ f/5.6 and an ST-8 camera, I imaged that same area in Ha, and came away with a much different impression -- the larger region looks like an erupting volcano. So

Mmmmm....

Roland Oh my… Pete

Roland Christen wrote: Yes, it was originally made for both deep sky imaging and planetary. Problem is, around here the seeing is never very good, so getting any planetary detail is problematic.

Yes indeed we do. Roland

Yes, it was originally made for both deep sky imaging and planetary. Problem is, around here the seeing is never very good, so getting any planetary detail is problematic. The scope needs to be in

Amazing image Roland! More amazing it has been sitting around for 15 years! Got any other treasures hibernating at the shop? 😉 Pete

Great image. The "little" Mach 2 is certainly hanging in there with that load and focal length. I suspect it would make an excellent planetary imaging scope too. Well done sir. Jeff

The focus doesn't change during the night. The only thing that changes is the FWHM which starts out at 1.25 arc sec and then slowly creeps up to around 1.7 as the sky scintillation gets worse by the