They're nice shots. I took some when it passed over here (Cheshire) but they're nothing special as photos, nice to see it one more time though.

No, just seen that bit on iPlayer and I was wrong. Can't delete or edit the post though.

Was I imagining it, or did the photographer they talked to on Countryfile last night at Lyme Park have a Pentax? The type on the front of the prism seemed to say that, but by the time I'd started looking properly he was holding the camera the other way.

So it's not just me that takes a subtle glance at others to see if they've got a Pentax strap around their necks.

Lots of other photos I have seen also seem to report similar issues, My guess is someone familiar with light properties (given that the red effect is caused by diffused sunlight, so it's already got some distortion in the light supply) could probably give a decent explanation. In the nicest possible way, I feel a little better that others had similar issues to me.

I get the same with the info display, just when it looks like I've got my night vision back, up it comes. Even the blue power LED gets on my nerves.

Oh well, I'll try again next time. Perhaps have a bit of a practice between now and then.

What I should have done is dump the 2x converter - I spent a lot of time trying to line the moon up in the frame, as it virtually filled it at that length, and once I'd centred it, it didn't take long before it had moved out of the picture. Also I bought a much better (and taller) tripod, but forgot to bring it home.

I thought I'd have a go with my Kx and Tamron 500mm mirror lens, with Hanimex 2x converter. I had some trouble getting images as sharp as I'd like, though that could be my eyes as much as anything.

Thanks.

Cheers. Weather was reasonable, really - dry for Saturday and Sunday, then light rain on and off for Monday. But it's been much worse over previous years.

Very good stuff there again Simon.