kielder observatory

Rannoch · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:31

I had an 18" dob a few years back, super scope, bugger to use though

Spook187 · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:37

meade16 said:
I had an 18" dob a few years back, super scope, bugger to use though

Thats big man

Rannoch · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:43

Spook187 said:
Thats big man

It was an impulse buy from eBay in 2000, never read the listing properly as I just noticed it, listing had a minute to go before it ended, a frantic bid later and I won the auction, Scope was made by Beacon Hill Telescopes, quite heavy metal frame, I had a step ladder to look through it lol

I built a custom shed/observatory for it, I had to, needed a horse to pull it out the garage into the garden

It went to a good home in 2010.

Spook187 · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:13

meade16 said:
It was an impulse buy from eBay in 2000, never read the listing properly as I just noticed it, listing had a minute to go before it ended, a frantic bid later and I won the auction, Scope was made by Beacon Hill Telescopes, quite heavy metal frame, I had a step ladder to look through it lol

I built a custom shed/observatory for it, I had to, needed a horse to pull it out the garage into the garden

It went to a good home in 2010.

All good man,what have you got now,how far is kielder for you.

jr1104 · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:41

Kielder Night Sky by jr1104, on Flickr

Took this a couple of years ago, definitely need to get back up there some point soon. I never got round to going to the observatory itself whilst I was there.

Spook187 · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:45

Very nice mate,i go on thursday then on the 18th may,i really hope the sky is clear with no wind,i can't wait to see the sky with no nasty lights.

Pixel · 21 Apr 2012 at 01:58

Looks like Ikea took a huge dump in the middle of the countryside.

Still want to go though.

Spook187 · 21 Apr 2012 at 02:08

Pixel said:
Looks like Ikea took a huge dump in the middle of the countryside.

Still want to go though.

hehe i will flat pack you in a min lol

Weather up to wed is light cloud,i am begging for clear skies on thursday

Rannoch · 21 Apr 2012 at 08:52

Spook187 said:
All good man,what have you got now,how far is kielder for you.

Not sure how far it is exactly but to Kielder but I live fairly close to Strontian on The Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland.

I have a 16" LX200 series scope, housed in same DIY observatory, added a warm room, I had to

PhillyDee · 21 Apr 2012 at 09:28

It is good up there, skies are frankly, amazing. You do get LP from the east, as thats where newcastle / hexham etc is. Enough to glow, but no where near enough to ruin the skies. You can take your scope up there and use the observation deck! Do not take a low car, the paths are forestry tracks, and therefore just dolomite. Loads of pot holes, and its about 2 miels or so to the top!

peterattheboro · 21 Apr 2012 at 11:05

I had no idea that was there.

I'm moving down south next week too

Spook187 · 3 Jan 2013 at 22:59

The weather has been atrocious for any sessions i have booked, honest to god when will this rain end so we can get the scopes out

http://www.kielderobservatory.org/events/calendar.html?task=view_month&year=2013&month=02&day=03