[messierhunter]

Yeah, I have one of those coffee grinders myself. It's loud enough to wake the dead, but it gets the job done nicely. Here's my best shot of M42 so far with it:



I'm going to have to redo that this coming winter though with the new camera I just used to shoot the Lagoon.



Who needs a fancy newfangled quiet coffee grinder when the loud one still has some life left in her?

[MarineBrat]

>>Who needs a fancy newfangled quiet coffee grinder when the loud one still has some life left in her?

She appears to be tracking nicely! I’m going to guess it’s Meade LX200? Back 20-sometehing years ago I worked for Meade’s chief rival.