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Unfortunately and much to my annoyance Astrocooker was pulled from its website today due I think to a licensing issue with the underlying software developer. Hopefully it will make a comeback in some form as it was a quick way to get some initial image processing done.

Wow that’s a great photo of Jupiter with the equipment you have. I’ve not ventured into planetary photography as my refactor is only 250mm FL and planets are just tiny dots. I stick with large DSO’s but their faint light brings other challenges with long exposure times and tracking accuracy.

Mrs Suvvern tells me that there are a few on here that may be interested in my attempts at astrophotography. Here’s one I took last night during a rare break in the clouds for a change. 30min exposure (180x10sec) quickly processed with astrocooker and iPhoto. If anyone wants more (photos or info) just ask. IC434 Horsehead Nebula.

Sorry, an incorrect assumption.

Sorry to hear that Ian. If you have any boards left please PM me as I'm sure I can find a use for a few.

Works fine for me with the default settings in both the Hornby H and M7. Although, as you say they can be a bit odd with some locos.

You can change the direction by altering bit 1 of CV29.

I fitted my H Class with a TCS DP2X-UK. I'm not sure a Lenz Silver+ Direct will fit as its still sitting on the shelf and would have been my preferred decoder.

According to the BBC website the UK currently is 75% Adults fully vaccinated which is way above 5 of the 6 EU countries quoted (apart from Malta@80+%, the others around 60%). "More than 47 million people - about 89% of all UK adults - have now received a first dose of a vaccine and nearly 40 million people, or around 75% of all adults, have had a second."

Did you increase the number of addresses in the line DCCAccessoryAddress gAddresses[4]; ?

Interesting reading https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/07/12/analysis-rising-hospitalisation-rates-have-panicked-prime-minister/ Judging by Hollands experience of 'freedom day' we could be in for a rough ride.

Sad News, our thoughts are with Gordon's family. Ray & Polly

A nice read Andy.

Common sense for those outside the hotspot, but for those inside with nice sunny Bank Holiday weekend coming up............. Ian's signature says it all.

How do you define 'yellow'. Welsh county's currently are mostly less than 10 cases per 100,000. Exception is Newport at 30 per 100,000 and a few others just above 10 per 100,000.

Is there any scientific data to back that statement up?

You could try a Tam Valley Startup Module. I had this on one of my layouts and it cured the problem. Quote: TurnOn Module - Soft Start Circuit For Large Inrush Currents of Sound Decoders and Stay Alive Decoders If you have a lot of sound decoders and decoders with stay alive circuits on the track, they can confuse the booster* when it starts up in to thinking there is a short because of the sudden current draw of all the capacitors. This circuit prevents that problem by putting a small resistance in to the circuit to slow the current rush and once the voltage gets up a 10 Amp relay bypasses the resistor so that there is a straight connection to the booster*. (If you have no idea what the previous explanation is about and you are not having any touble with starting your layout then you don't need the TurnOn.) *or Command Station https://www.tamvalleydepot.com/products/dccbooster.html Available from: https://www.coastaldcc.co.uk/products/tamvalley/power-management/

More concerning in how it got there in the first place. Doesn't bode well for our future defences of this and other mutations coming in undetected.

I'm not so sure that its that accurate when you look at specific areas (particularly rural) . The Zoe App estimate seems to consistently under report the actual number of cases in our area. I guess its a function of the number of contributors per head of population for an area.

R number is on the up again, to be expected i suppose now that lockdown is being eased. https://inews.co.uk/news/science/covid-19-r-rate-rises-above-1-for-first-time-in-two-months-across-uk-933448

Looking at Ship Finder and the video on the BBC link it looks like its the Stern that's clear of the Western Bank.

Sorry, i meant ship anchor, post edited.

Ship anchors hold really well in sand, I suspect it would be the structural loading on the hull trying to winch it off that is of more concern.

Yes, but why split married couples/partners between Pfizer/AZ vaccines especially when registered with the same GP practice.