Telescopes and Summer Days

What to do with a telescope in the summer?

The nights are shorter, and the only decent time is in the "middle of the night".
Heading towards the "Longest Day", the time for decent observation is getting shorter and shorter.
The Sun spoils the view of the Moon and the stars.

Digiscoping with a TAL-120 telescope (part 1)

A small panasonic compact camera attached to a digiscoping bracket,
which is mounted on a TAL-120 telescope

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"Digiscoping" is usually taken to mean

One small step for man ...

After many years, I am, in my late forties, about to get a "proper" telescope.
I placed an order with Scopes'n'Skies on Monday, and the courier is supposed to be delivering the stuff in two days time.
I have ordered a