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Location: 53.14 N  003.26W. Light pollution not too bad, seeing around 5.25. Two Small Towns within 4 miles. Height Above sea level 60ft foot On a Caravan Park.

Telescope One: Meade EXT90. Maksutov-Cassegain. Primary Mirror 96mm. Focal length 1250mm. Focal Ratio: f/13.8. Good portable Scope, Always take on holiday.

Telescope Two: TAl 2M ,Diameter of primary mirror 150mm. Focal ratio f/8. Focal length 1200mm. Called Boris, heavy, So use mostly at home. Recently rebuilt and recollimated.

Favoured Site: Denbigh Moors, 1500 Ft, 12 miles from home. Seeing 5.75 Good, But bloody cold.

Carl-Zess Binocular 10X50, Most used Astronomical Instrument, Reclined in a garden chair,

Software used : Starry Night 6.0 Pro, Sky map 11 and Virtual Moon Atlas

Skymap Pro 11, when Portable up on the moors

See my Venus Transit Efforts In Venus Transit.

Also My Pictures Obtained from Slooh. To date, More later

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