sorry bout the weather queensland!

[joshman]

seriously, the current rainy/cloudy weather is all my fault.... i've been purchasing equipment :D

got me a skywatcher ED80 and a HEQ5 on order :D should be in by friday.

[astro_south]

Congrats mate - personally I really enjoy the wait for new toys - exciting time. Spose you will be looking for some dark clear skies to test it out on the weekend ;)

Did you also pick up an adapter to mate the 400D to it?

[joshman]

oh yeah, they're mating like rabbits....

:D

yeah, i got everything except the mount. it'll be nice to get it up and running. i also got a diagonal and 20mm eyepiece, so when i get bored of photographing (or to impress others) i can do a bit of observing. can't wait, the anticipation is killing me!

unfortunately, i shan't be getting upto cambroon this weekend, but i will be going over to gatton, so hopefully the clouds will skip off so as i can play with my new toys.

[citivolus]

It was nice meeting Josh today, and I am confident we'll see some good stuff coming off of that scope some time soon.

Enjoy the rain Josh :)

[Terry B]

You mustn't be to blame. My experience is that you have perfect weather after ordering astro stuff that continues til the night it arrives and then it clouds over.:shrug:

[joshman]

thanks again for the scope eric, i'm going to have a whole heap of fun when i get it all up and running.

i wonder if i can figure out drift aligning on my own...

[Gargoyle_Steve]

Good stuff Josh, congrats on the purchases, and just for the record I agree with Terry - this run of cloudy weather started way too soon to be your fault.

Paul - what have you been buying lately? :P

[joshman]

i dunno...when did the cloudy weather start... i consider that my purchasing spree started on monday...

[Gargoyle_Steve]

It's ok Josh ..... next week we Will be blaming you :lol: once you're new gear is all in hand.

Look forward to seeing your ED80 sometime.

[joshman]

haha, let the blame begin!!!!! i'm an apprentice, i'm used to teh blame being thrown my way, so it's all good :D

my ed80 will be appearing for a photo shoot as soon as it's mounted properly on ol' bertha.

[jjjnettie]

Well this rain must be my fault.
My focal reducer arrived today.

Congratulations on the new gear Josh.

[joshman]

hey jjj, thanks, how long till your dome is up and running? must be getting closer and closer!

[jjjnettie]

Pftt.
I cannot get anyone to come and level the ground.
It would only take a bobcat 3/4 hr at the very most, but they just don't turn up when they say they will. They promise and promise but nothing.
Maybe the job isn't profitable enough for them. I don't know what to do. Level it by hand I guess. Should only take a few days to do on my own.
LOLOL The ground should be nice and soft for digging by now. All this rain.
Sorry about the winge.

[Ric]

Hi Josh and congrats on the new scope.

I'm looking forward to seeing your first widefields with it.

Cheers

[Marko of Oz]

I think I started it with the purchase of a 9mm Burgess Optical planetary eyepiece from Frontier Optics (http://www.frontieroptics.com.au/)two weeks ago. It hasn't seen 1st light yet.:sadeyes:

Kudos to Frontier Optics for great/speedy service. :thumbsup:

[joshman]

well guys, this tiem you really can blame the weather on me. i just picked up my new HEQ5 mount!!!! time to play.... see ya'll after the weekend!

[citivolus]

Thanks Josh, the storms are on the way. Central Queensland just had a severe thunderstorm warning go up, I wonder how long till it gets here :rofl:

[[1ponders]]

Well I dont think you can blame me. I haven't increased my rate of purchases to transform the cloud to rain. Someone must be helping me :P

[acropolite]

Good luck Josh, between you and Paul, Brisbanes water problems may be solved...:P

[joshman]

what can we say? when it rains it pours :D