Pete Lawrence wrote in
:

On Wed, 26 May 2004 14:56:51 +0100, Martin Frey
wrote:

My PST, ordered January: paid for March; arrived today. So the Sun
came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences and
filaments round the central spot group.

This is going to bring a lot of joy - as well as (please, pretty
please) a magnificent view of Venus. Am I ever a happy bunny.

Excellent - talk about in the nick of time! How *good* is the view?
I know it's going to be subjective to describe it but... Is the
contrast good? Can you get a picture?


Martin,

You lucky, lucky b*******! I was fortunate enough to have a quick squint
through one of these some time ago and remember how clear the view was. I
managed to point my digital camera into the eyepiece and (surprisingly) got
a couple of pics (http://www.nuney.com/wansfell2002/dscf0217-cropped.jpg
and http://www.nuney.com/wansfell2002/dscf0218-cropped.jpg) - these are
rather washed out but you can still see prominences and spots.

Happy observing - but I hate to think what the we*ther gods will make of
this latest acquisition....

Chris
www.nuney.com