Tamtarn
05-06-2006, 03:00 PM
Brought our " New Baby " home on Friday GSO 12" Dob also purchased a Laser Collimator and EP Case as well.
Assembled Dob and did a couple of IIS modifications - Handles and buffer on back base board. ( We'll get to the Sliders sometime today )
Our house is high on a ridge in the Yarra Valley about 70k's from Melbourne, we have very little light pollution and often have great dark sky conditions. Will it be tonight? Ready to go !! Clouds rolled in so no viewing. :(
Out to dinner Saturday night - Dob in garage cooling down. Arrived home 11pm hoping we had clear skies YES !!! A few clouds passing through but basic visability OK in certain areas. Let's face it first time out we didn't care about conditions.
Whoops ! Forgot to align the Finderscope. :screwy: Oh well best try a few of our favourites with naked eye tracking. A little harder but seemed to work well.
Jupiter first - Eta Carina - Lagoon - then some star hopping and fingers crossed - Sombrero - which considering it was in the Western sky we were more than happy with what we saw.
We were so enthralled it was suddenly 3am. Time to pack up getting quite damp with the heavy dew. Hoping for clear skies again the next few nights.
Night 2 Sunday - Amazed at what we can see in such a milky sky because of moonlight and we are observing early because we don't want a late night again. We really don't care about conditions at the moment we're desperate !! :)
Again we caught up with some of our favourites A little easier with the finderscope. Omega Centauri - Tarantula ( BOTH WERE JUST AMAZING ) - Swan - and Eta Carina again. Just put in about one and a half hours and headed inside about 10pm. So looking forward to our first moonless dark sky.
Overall we're so happy we went for the 12" it will satisfy our needs for many years of searching this amazing universe. :thumbsup:
NOW WE START SAVING FOR OUR PREMIUM EP'S :D
Barb & David
Assembled Dob and did a couple of IIS modifications - Handles and buffer on back base board. ( We'll get to the Sliders sometime today )
Our house is high on a ridge in the Yarra Valley about 70k's from Melbourne, we have very little light pollution and often have great dark sky conditions. Will it be tonight? Ready to go !! Clouds rolled in so no viewing. :(
Out to dinner Saturday night - Dob in garage cooling down. Arrived home 11pm hoping we had clear skies YES !!! A few clouds passing through but basic visability OK in certain areas. Let's face it first time out we didn't care about conditions.
Whoops ! Forgot to align the Finderscope. :screwy: Oh well best try a few of our favourites with naked eye tracking. A little harder but seemed to work well.
Jupiter first - Eta Carina - Lagoon - then some star hopping and fingers crossed - Sombrero - which considering it was in the Western sky we were more than happy with what we saw.
We were so enthralled it was suddenly 3am. Time to pack up getting quite damp with the heavy dew. Hoping for clear skies again the next few nights.
Night 2 Sunday - Amazed at what we can see in such a milky sky because of moonlight and we are observing early because we don't want a late night again. We really don't care about conditions at the moment we're desperate !! :)
Again we caught up with some of our favourites A little easier with the finderscope. Omega Centauri - Tarantula ( BOTH WERE JUST AMAZING ) - Swan - and Eta Carina again. Just put in about one and a half hours and headed inside about 10pm. So looking forward to our first moonless dark sky.
Overall we're so happy we went for the 12" it will satisfy our needs for many years of searching this amazing universe. :thumbsup:
NOW WE START SAVING FOR OUR PREMIUM EP'S :D
Barb & David