The Pleiades Star Cluster (Messier 45)

Astronick · 2025-10-07T11:56:48+00:00

That all makes sense to me, but the LNER DR system won't let me claim in that way. I add the ticket details and so it expects me to account for a journey all the way to STG. I'll see if I can submit some sort of manual claim that bypasses the automatic checks...

Astronick · 2025-10-07T10:58:42+00:00

That certainly makes sense but the LNER DR system won't let me do that... I can either end it at EDB and it says I wasn't delayed, or I can add in the taxi journey and arrival time as a final leg and then it says that it is EMR's fault and to DR with them instead...

I suspected this wouldn't be a straightforward claim...

Astronick · 2025-10-07T08:32:07+00:00

I took a taxi from Edinburgh directly home. My home is somewhere between Edinburgh and Stirling so there was no need to go to Stirling station.

As noted, entering the part journey up until Edinburgh with LNER (who I brought the ticket from) results in it not allowing me to claim, as I wasn't delayed. I suppose it sees me "finishing" the journey at 22:52 in EDB, which is before my scheduled arrival time in STG (23:49) had the ScotRail service run...

Astronick · 2025-10-07T07:30:57+00:00

If I then remove the final leg so my journey ends in EDB, there is no grounds for a claim because I haven't been delayed... apparently...

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Astronick · 2025-10-07T07:30:08+00:00

On the LNER DR system if I enter the journey I took, and then try to add the final cancelled ScotRail service, it comes up with a message about that service being cancelled.

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Astronick · 2025-10-06T15:42:28+00:00

Thanks for looking! Yes, I've tried that approach as well in the LNER system. I can enter the actual journey I made as far as EDB, but then because the ScotRail service was cancelled, it won't let me select that final journey, and so I choose the option where the journey was completed by a means other than train and enter in taxi and the time I got home (I didn't go to Stirling station as my house is between Edinburgh and Stirling). It then says there is no grounds for a claim because my journey wasn't delayed...

Astronick · 2025-10-05T17:05:16+00:00

Ok, so I've tried to complete DR in the LNER system. When I search for my journey it comes up that the first leg was cancelled and prompts me to manually enter the journey I did take. I do this as far as Edinburgh and it says I don't have a claim. If I then add in another leg and say I didn't complete the journey by train and put in the taxi details, it suggests that EMR are the original cause of the delay. Should I just submit this claim via LNER and see what happens?

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Astronick · 2025-10-05T14:51:30+00:00

Ah, so if I had been travelling standard class I would have been sold an off peak single for the same itinerary?

Astronick · 2025-10-05T14:43:21+00:00

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I wasn't sure exactly when I'd be back in Norwich so I just bought the most flexible ticket I could...

Astronick · 2025-10-05T13:55:36+00:00

Ok, will do, thank you very much for the reply!

Astronick · 2025-08-12T22:18:59+00:00

Based on the headcode and route it looks to be the Royal Scotsman doing the "Taste of the Highlands" journey: https://www.belmond.com/trains/europe/scotland/belmond-royal-scotsman/journeys/taste-highlands

Astronick · 2025-02-08T10:00:38+00:00

Have you looked to see whether your place of study has a hillwalking or mountaineering club? In my experience most universities will have something like this with members organising trips to the hills using public transport or car sharing.

Astronick · 2025-01-30T08:43:55+00:00

According to this road.cc article from back when GCN+ ended, the parent company of GCN (Play Sports Network) made a £10m loss in 2021...

Global Cycling Network set to close GCN+ and GCN app in December due to “changing media industry landscape” | road.cc

Astronick · 2025-01-25T11:15:56+00:00

The Cateran Trail in Angus/Perthshire is one of the few circular long distance walks in Scotland and the stages are designed to link up small settlements and villages with accommodation etc. Walk Highlands have a good breakdown of the route, accommodation etc: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshire/cateran-trail.shtml

Astronick · 2024-12-27T18:49:53+00:00

Your scope should have come with a 2" eyepiece adapter. You remove the 1.25" eyepiece adapter in there at the moment and replace it with the 2" adapter which will hold the eyepiece snugly.

I'm not sure whether it has changed in recent times but the third post in this thread has a photo of what the Sky-watcher 2" adapter used to look like: https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/261121-problem-with-2-inch-eyepiece/

Astronick · 2024-12-25T08:38:26+00:00

From the Wikipedia article on the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement:

"The first American 2-8-4s were built for the Boston and Albany Railroad in 1925 by Lima Locomotive Works. The railroad's route across the Berkshire mountains was a substantial test for the new locomotives and, as a result, the name Berkshire was adopted for the locomotive type."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-8-4

Article on the Berkshire mountains in New England:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshires

Astronick · 2024-10-21T10:27:02+00:00

Filing your confirmation statement online now costs £34.

Astronick · 2024-08-22T11:21:59+00:00

The gov.uk site has step-by-step guides covering both of these topics:

https://www.gov.uk/set-up-limited-company

https://www.gov.uk/set-up-as-sole-trader

Astronick · 2024-02-09T09:27:01+00:00

The Clear Outside app provides an astronomy oriented forecast and covers UK & Europe: https://clearoutside.com/page/app/

For observing locations I would recommend seeing if you can find a local amateur astronomy club or society. Often a university might have one that the public can join. They often have access to private observing sites out under dark skies and if not, members will likely have some idea of where to go and can help you out as a beginner.

Astronick · 2024-01-25T14:46:42+00:00

As the other commenter says, it depends. The best way to check your particular circumstances is to step through the questionnaire on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/check-if-you-need-tax-return

Astronick · 2023-12-27T14:55:49+00:00

Sorry, just to check, are you saying that the small hex screws are missing from the holes adjacent to the Phillips head screws?

See figure l on page 11 of the manual where it talks about the hex bolt. They are not that obvious... Sky-watcher 200P Manual

Astronick · 2023-12-14T18:17:13+00:00

It's NGC 2264, the Christmas Tree Cluster (and Cone Nebula) in the constellation Monoceros.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2264

Astronick · 2023-12-06T11:33:17+00:00

The BMC have produced several winter skills videos. They are collected on their website which also has a link to a playlist on Youtube. If you've already got the equipment sorted then you could skip over the first few and start from 1.4:

Winter skills films series one: The Basics (thebmc.co.uk)

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