The scope purrs into action

Well its going to take some time to get to grips with all this techno stuff, but am determined to crack it eventually....One thing I must do is to find a means of putting wheels on the shed so that I can open it up without bashing my fingers etc....!!!!!

Here it is purring into action........It sorts itself out with its GPS to find home & level & other stuff.....but thereafter I have to know what I am doing.......harrumph harrumph....ha!.....

Got the Deep Sky Imager attached last night and the programme loaded....., but I do need a few days in daylight first to really get to know the equipment........Nothing is ever as simple as it seems eh !!!!!!

Loads to learn....focusing......what to focus on.......etc.....

And the Deep Sky Imager.....

Well done Jim...... many hours of play ahead.....

In memory of James John Waite

Found the start of this on Jim's PC and so as I have now got the telescope up and running again it is fitting that this is continued.
On saturday 19th march, my very first solo efforts on the Meade LX200GPS were quit magical, excellent weather, clear blue skies, warm, no wind and the biggest moon for another 20 years.....a lot to learn and remember, however, the set up has been so well designed and ready to roll, once I had sorted out the power supply.....and all the attachments, it was a delight to operate. I wasnt able to find the imager so the best I could do to record the event was with an old webcam found hiding.........slideshow below.......
The deep sky imager was located on sunday, but a cloudy day so no go........looking forward to my next time.......thank you Jim for a fab setup.......

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