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Old 24-10-2020, 05:22 PM
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Own up...who bought something really big??

With this atrocious weather practically across the whole of eastern Australia, surely someone was really naughty and bought some outrageously extravagant...

Who’s going to ‘fess up?
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Old 24-10-2020, 05:41 PM
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Got a mate who bought a C14.
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Old 24-10-2020, 05:47 PM
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Lewis bought another TAK ......
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Old 24-10-2020, 06:08 PM
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Be glad for the rain, no bloody bush fires.


Though, here's my prediction - so many moaned about no skies for astro due to the smoke, now there'll be moans due to cloud and rain...
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Old 24-10-2020, 08:40 PM
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Maybe the AAT at Sidings Springs bought something, the weather can't be due to just some amateur gear.
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Old 25-10-2020, 07:55 AM
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Okay, it was me Got my first Tak
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Old 25-10-2020, 08:11 AM
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Wasn't me..... I've even downsized my toy-hauler.
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Old 25-10-2020, 10:27 AM
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Maybe our collective naughtiness was enough to provoke the weather gods?!?
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Old 25-10-2020, 11:54 AM
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I’ve been drooling over some upgrades, maybe the threat of purchasing is enough to anger them.
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Old 25-10-2020, 05:18 PM
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The person that has the SDM 28" waiting to be delivered - you know who you are..
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Old 25-10-2020, 05:30 PM
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Okay, it was me Got my first Tak
You'll love it Suavi ..Best contrast out there and I should know from my 4mm and previous 3.3mm compared to all comers!
So it was you that brought the Storms!!
I'll sacrifice some old pityful Huygens and kellners to the Sky Gods tommorrow that should keep the Sadists happy...Indeed!
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Old 25-10-2020, 05:32 PM
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The person that has the SDM 28" waiting to be delivered - you know who you are..
I think them too
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Old 25-10-2020, 05:40 PM
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Dont know if a 115mm Apo is big these days..Ive got bigger scopes but this Doubles /Planet Gem arrived just over a week ago...Still think Slawomirs Tak EP is too blame for the shocking weather/seeing in most of our parts recently
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Old 25-10-2020, 05:52 PM
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I think them too
Despite it being their fault I am so much looking forward to a chance to look through it!
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Old 27-10-2020, 09:22 AM
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guilty your honors!

On friday I was camped at the Warrumbungles camp ground with the idea of trying to do some AP under dark skies.
So new scope + new mount + camping =

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Old 27-10-2020, 10:20 AM
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Explains the crap weather in Melbourne, esepcially that damn wind!
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Old 27-10-2020, 04:26 PM
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Damning rain here in QLD at the moment, and not your average spring thunder shower
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Old 27-10-2020, 06:57 PM
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Dont know if a 115mm Apo is big these days..Ive got bigger scopes but this Doubles /Planet Gem arrived just over a week ago...Still think Slawomirs Tak EP is too blame for the shocking weather/seeing in most of our parts recently
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Very nice glass Bigjoe

It is a fine eyepiece for sure - I am trying to follow footsteps of much more experienced stargazers
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Old 27-10-2020, 11:30 PM
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I’ve sold three telescopes this year - don’t normally expect that to break a drought??

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Old 28-10-2020, 09:42 AM
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just rebirthed a 12inch dob club scope still waiting for first light
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