McNaughty Boys

[ballaratdragons]

I couldn't resist getting this pic of my boys Jake & Harry comet McNaught searching!

Jake got excited when he spotted Venus as he thought it was the Comet :thumbsup:
(he is a terrific actor :lol: )

Harry was just busy trying to hold up the 20x80's :lol:

and we still didn't see it due to one lousy piece of cloud right over the Comet :sadeyes:

Oh well, there's always tomorrow night, and Friday night etc . . .

After we gave up on McNaught we all did the tour of the favourites thru the 12" Dob :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: and the boys also loved using the Pentax XW7 :D

It's great sharing this hobby with my boys!

[Shawn]

Thats a ripper of a picture Ken, worth a thousand words...the dogs seem pretty casual about the whole deal though...

[RB]

Excellent Ken, that's what I like to see, the kids enjoying this great hobby!

:thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Shawn, the dogs are used to my nocturnal hobby :lol:

TIP OF THE DAY: Don't have black dogs with this hobby :doh: I trip over them a lot!

[jjjnettie]

LOL @ Jake.
Poor Harry, all he'll see with those binos will be his toes.

The doggies need jackets with reflective tape on it so you don't trip over them at night.

[leon]

Nice pic Ken,

It was heavy cloud but i could see it from my place which is just up the road from you really, and i was looking toward Snake valley, that's a shame as it was a great sight.

Cheers Leon

[ballaratdragons]

Did you see me waving, Leon? :lol:

The cloud dispersed from here right after the comet went below the horizon and we had a great time with the 12". Cloudy again now though, but we had a ball :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Andrew, I have trouble getting them to bed they love it so much!!!



It's a struggle to try get the 20x80's back off him :lol:

[Ric]

Great picture Ken, your lads are going to have some great memories when they grow up and become astronomers. :)

Cheers

[ballaratdragons]

Harry has his heart set on becoming a Professional Astronomer! :thumbsup:

Jake wants to be a Professional Rugby League player for Wests Tigers ;)

[Ric]

Well thats about as wide apart as you could get Ken, but both are great professions.
If Jake becomes a great player we'll have to poach him over to Manly :lol:

Cheers

[gaa_ian]

Ken you had better listen to nighttime safety & visibility tips from JJJNettie !
She knows all about nighttime trip hazards ;)

[Astroman]

I agree with that 100%, always tripping over our dog, who loves to laydown right at your feet whilst observing. Was even worse when I had the observatory....

[Shawn]

:rofl:
Got two Black cats myself, pippin and merry. get all caught up around your ankles...:doh:

[OneOfOne]

Our cat thinks it is great fun when I am outside, she usually sits near the eyepiece box, maybe she learnt after the very first night I got the scope out. I was walking down the back stairs carrying the tube when I heard this unearthly "reow!" My wife and daughter came running outside "was Cuddles in a fight with THAT other cat again?" "No, I stood on her!" She had sprawled out at the base of the steps. I now turn the back lights on when setting up.

Maybe the dog was waiting for Sirius (the Dog star) to come out :lol:

[erick]

Maybe there is a market for collars with red flashing LEDS??

[ving]

great to see kids enjoying the night sky :)
most teens think they are too cool to do anything at all :P

didnt get to see the comet myself yesterday as i was clouded out :(

[ballaratdragons]

My kids tell their school mates about Astronomy :thumbsup: coz to them, Astronomy IS cool!