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Suns out

Not meeeee. Sadly!

Had these two bad boys out last night to look at Jupiter. They are both Japanese Takahashi scopes, one new and one quite old. The shorter one is a 180mm reflector type, only about 6 months old, the long one is a 128mm refractor, over 20 years old I think but gives lovely views still. The Great Red Spot was centre stage at around 9pm, so I had great views. The image below was taken by a chap called Keith Johnson on my Astro forum, and I have detuned it so it gives a very rough approximation of the view through the eyepiece. In some aspects the eyepiece view is better, some worse, it’s hard to exactly replicate it. The spot itself was a lovely orange colour, it does change over time in both size and colour.

Have a great day @TOF41

Meeee!!!

Sorry we can't make this one as I'm working

Meet at The Great British Car Journey, Ambergate, DE56 2HE for breakfast before heading off into the Peak District for a run out. We will be taking the exact route we took at our last meet because we loved it that much, this time we are able to finish at the Calver Arms for lunch (no local derby on the football screen this week) Weather is forecast good at the moment, please check on here before travelling just in case it changes and I have to cancel. All welcome at the museum, members only on the run out, keep it fair to those that pay. Who is able to join us?

All items now SOLD!!

It's not gone anywhere, just a bit far as it's motorways all the way from Leeds, or about an 8 hour journey without.

Been quiet on here for a while, probably the rubbish weather! I popped my solar scope out at lunchtime and had some decent views today, nice to be out again. Will have a look at Jupiter tonight as the Great Red Spot will be visible at around 9pm.

Provided I get it MOT's and Taxed, the Westie. Its been SORN since last September Wheres yours gone Robin?

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Your application has been submitted for Oulton Park Gold Cup . We will be in touch soon with the status of your application. Yoo Hoo !!!

Ash

Where did you get the cycle wings from?

What will you be in? I'll be Westfieldless.

will you be coming in the Porker or the Westy?

More bits for the XI... Handbrake lever with bracket for warning switch. Needs to be loosened off somewhat.... Handbrake switch. Handbrake mounting bracket. Couldn't be bothered to de-rust and repaint the one I have for the price of a new one... Mounting screws. Existing ones are very chewed and may need drilling out....

some little treats for my westie.

After a pair of Ford fitment 13”x10” or 13”x9” or 13”x8” cheers jez

I missed it last year so hopefully should be there for the weekend this year.

Thanks for the info Chris - always nice to know what I'm working with! It did need some port matching, something which wasn't done on Dunnell manifold so will be interesting to see what it looks like after a map and arolling road session.

Yep that’s a Silvertop cam cover coated red Good news is that the manifold will actually fit a Silvertop and/or a Blacktop. The manifold may need a bit of port matching to make the most of the blacktop head though.

That's one way, the CAN units also broadcast battery voltage but also the transmitter LED turns red when it's low. Otherwise you can measure voltage with a multimeter across the terminals in situ. But unless you have a button pressed on, the battery should last 10 years in a Westie

Possibly, I will post pics to reveal on the night.