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Had a great session with my 72mm Megrez last night. I bought this scope for wide field imaging and never really considered it for visual (my C8 is the usual choice for visual), but based on last night’s experience I will be doing a lot more grab and go

Following the success of a great session a few weeks ago with my little Megrez72 refractor, I have been itching to get out again. After a long run of appalling weather I could finally see stars last night. So, despite low mist, a moon at first quarter and

I bought the Horizon tripod as a light weight ‘grab and go’ mount to go with my Megrez72. Typical retail is about £80. I have a Skytee 2 heavy duty alt-az which is brilliant for visual – it can carry two very heavy scopes, is simple to set up and take

I recently reviewed the Horizon 8115 tripod and concluded that it was a great mount for compact lightweight scopes but, like most camera tripods, was difficult to use closer to the zenith requiring tightening and loosening of the altitude tenison bolt in

Ventured out for a sub-zero session with my Megrez 72 and newly modded Horizon tripod on Saturday evening. It was a beautiful crisp, black winter's night dominated by Orion to the south - what a truly stunning constellation this is, 7 stars all brighter