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The Celestron 14 is mounted on a Paramount ME that I have been using for about 10 years now - you can see that it is mounted on a tripod so is a portable set up. I still manage to transport it on my own and set it all up even though I have just turned 70! It will run for hours centering galaxies in the 12 minute field even when tripod mounted.

 

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This morning's Moon and happy birthday Edwin Hubble - see today's "Daily"

DateThursday, November 20, 2014 at 6:45AM

I seem to be in a routine of imaging the Moon every morning using my Sony DSLR Camera - this morning I used my lightweight carbon fibre tripod that I bought to take in my rucksack for bird photograpy and a release cable that makes things a bit easier. I used the 18 to 70 mm zoom lens initially then my 150 -500mm zoom lens for a closer look.

The Moon this morning - rising over the Sierra Cabrera Mountain Range

This is a closer view with the small lens set to 70mm

and a much closer view with the 500mm lens

 It is Edwin Hubble's birthday today - I have dedicated today's "Amateur Astronomy Daily" to Hubble  - here is a sample video - something slightly diffferent! Watch it past the introduction!

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