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    How to Thread Peak Design

    This is aimed at the small camera users really. I can not claim it my idea, but just to say, it worked for me. So you have your nice new Peak Design strap and want to thread the quick connector buttons through the tiny eyelet on the camera. BUT the string is just too think. Get a couple of...
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    Sunspots 7 May

    Taken with a Dwarf II
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    First shot of the moon

    I am slowly getting to grips with the telescope. I am still amazed at how small it is. I use a Chromebook to control it. And yes, that is the TV remote control! It is made by Dwarf Labs.
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    First shot of the moon

    Taken by the Dwarf II and I wasn't quite sure what I was doing. Anyway, this is just one shot, not stacked or adjusted, apart from size.
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    iPhone zoom vs Dwarf II telescope

    The Dwarf II telescope landed on Saturday and the weather has been pretty dull and wet since. During a dry spell I took 4 images of the tower on the hill some distance away, about 3 miles as a guess, and only for a bit of fun. No processing has been done. The Dwarf II was affected by the wind...
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    Liverpool Albert Docks

    Had a visit to Liverpool and the weather was dreich.
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    Captive Threave Gardens D&G

    Early April visit to the hot house at Threave. The gardens are starting to wake up and the daffs are our in force. IMG_2978 IMG_2974 IMG_2976
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    A Hint of Daylight

    We went down to the coast which is Bortle 3, although the small carpark did have a streetlight or two. Anyways, the same photo, the darker one is just processed differently, the first one has a small amount of processing but it's more like out of the camera. It is amazing what this little camera...
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    Horsehead and Flame Nebula

    Very nice.
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    Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula

    Well that ain't half bad. Great work and a great image.
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    Captive Threave Gardens D&G

    Another trip to Threave Gardens near Castle Douglas (CD). It was a chilly day, but the hot house was lovely! IMG_2945 IMG_2932 IMG_2939
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    Andromeda again

    Very nice
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    Moon with Jupiter and Venus

    I was surprised to see a cloud free night, alas, not a street light free night. IMG_2905 And zoomed in on the wee Canon G5X mkII IMG_2906 Nice to see the earth lighting up the moons shadow.
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    Winter Milky Way.

    Super nice. Good to see the Milky Way again.
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    Tourists, even in January

    Had a short break in Bowness on Windermere in the lake district last week. I could not believe how busy it was for this time of year. View: https://flic.kr/p/2oeBNfh
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