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bartman
28-10-2012, 11:07 PM
Thought I would set up the EQ6 after a mmmm..... well prob a 10 month hiatus.
Perth skies have been awesome over the last week at times.......
Got most of the set up done and then thought I would continue after my day shift today....after all, yesterday the forecast was clear for today......
So now the forecast is : http://www.weatherzone.com.au/wa/perth/midland
grrrrrr
So I wrapped it up literally.........
Bartman

Nico13
28-10-2012, 11:26 PM
Don't feel bad Bart because I reckon I stuffed it all for the people down south here for the last six months by adding two new scopes and a guide camera along with a few other bits and pieces while on a major improvement binge and the weathers been crap ever since. :sadeyes:

Reckon I've put the black chicken on it good and proper. :P

blink138
29-10-2012, 12:20 AM
its a good job its still a full moon then!
pat

Stardrifter_WA
30-10-2012, 11:16 PM
You can blame me too. After sitting on the ground for over twelve months I finally got my observatory built. The delays were due to council permission and for physical reasons. Since it went up weather has deteriorated and it is a full moon. I had to get it done before an operation I had yesterday, otherwise it would have been another twelve months, probably?.

Cheers Peter

blink138
31-10-2012, 12:10 AM
really looks worth it now tho peter..... cant wait to try it out
pat

bartman
31-10-2012, 12:26 PM
Looking Good Peter!
Thanks for sharing the weather!
Hope the op went well......
:D
Cheers
Bartman

rogerg
31-10-2012, 03:20 PM
Great looking observatory Peter!

This all would explain why when looking at the weather forecast for the first time in a week this morning, all I can see is chance of rain, storm and other variations of Armageddon for the next week!!! What is with the weather forecast all of a sudden?! This is meant to be spring...

bartman
31-10-2012, 03:48 PM
Maybe it's not only Peter and myself who have brought on the weather here........
Own up Perthites hehehehehh:P
A Super A-Storm-Eners gathering here in Perth ( and surrounds)??????????....and the full moon ---- Halloween ( not Holloween as commonly stated and pronounced in the media....grrrr)
:rolleyes:
Bartman

Nico13
31-10-2012, 04:06 PM
It's those yanks with their monster storm, it has got to be adding to the global depression and that's not just the stock market. :P

FlashDrive
31-10-2012, 04:15 PM
" Crop Circles " in your garden there Bart .... you've had visitors .!!:face:

Flash ..!!:D:P:D

bartman
31-10-2012, 04:25 PM
:lol: heehehe Flash, just trying out some Zen gardening .......nicely picked up though:thumbsup:.......not sure whether to go North-South or East-West ( current):confused2:

Cheers
Bartman

FlashDrive
31-10-2012, 04:30 PM
I can't help you there .. but Zen has a couple of friends ..Yin and Yang ... see what they say.!! :D

Flash ..!!

bartman
31-10-2012, 04:52 PM
Heheheeheh, tried that,

Ying argued East-West would be best,
Yang argued North-South out of his mouth......

Doing both would result in Chaos......

:sadeyes:
Bartman

bartman
31-10-2012, 04:54 PM
BTW Flash,
What happened to your customary bold italic responses?????

FlashDrive
31-10-2012, 04:58 PM
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I thought it was a bit ' LOUD ' ...!! :D

Flash ..!! ;)

bartman
31-10-2012, 05:04 PM
So did I ........
but its your signature response........its YOU..!!,
(did you get told off ??????):lol:

I Liked it!
Bartman

FlashDrive
31-10-2012, 05:12 PM
No ....I kinda worked it out myself ;)

Flash ..!! :D

bartman
31-10-2012, 05:50 PM
If only you could hear my laughter Flash ..!! .........
:)
Bartman
Still cackleing......no disrespect ;)

Chris85
31-10-2012, 09:51 PM
Sprung!
I have a new triplet, eyepieces and eq drives due this week. I'm predicting snow in Perth! :P
Chris

rogerg
31-10-2012, 10:00 PM
Actually come to think of it, I have a friend in Perth who just took delivery of his new SkyPod.

This is all adding up to a wet month ahead ...

MrB
31-10-2012, 10:25 PM
Haha, and I know another Perth IIS member who has just finished building a garden shed Obs.
We haven't had a clear night since! :lol:

Stardrifter_WA
01-11-2012, 12:10 AM
Thanks Bart.

The operation went well, apparently. However, I will not know if it was successful for about three months or so. Had torn tendons replaced in my hand in a two stage op, the last of which was on Monday. It sucks not having the use of my right hand, which is my dominant hand. Have to write with my left hand, my time sheets now look like they are written by a four year old.

Cheers Peter

Stardrifter_WA
01-11-2012, 12:14 AM
Not so sure we are at fault Bartman. Talking to a guy from Melbourne who arrived here on the weekend. Maybe he brought the weather with him! :D

FlashDrive
01-11-2012, 06:56 PM
Or ..all you guys who got NEW GEAR ....just send it all back for a refund .... and ...watch the Stars come out ...:D

Flash ..!! :D:P:lol:

Stardrifter_WA
01-11-2012, 11:33 PM
Yeah Colin, we send it all back and you buy it and give us clear weather.....works for me:D

Stardrifter_WA
02-11-2012, 08:18 PM
It wasn't that long ago that we had great clear skies whilst the east coast languished under sodden skies.

BUT....if this keeps up, I think I will attach a CCD camera (with transmitter) to my 80mm telescope and attach that setup to a high altitude balloon! :D Hmmm, wonder how I could stabilise it? :lol:

marki
02-11-2012, 11:50 PM
Not a chance guys, I have bought so many astro goodies in the last 2 months it will probably be cloudy for the next year or so :P:D.

Mark

ourkind
03-11-2012, 12:32 AM
I propose we make this and every month's Photo Challenge 'Clouds' and watch them dissapear!

FlashDrive
03-11-2012, 03:23 PM
Yeah ....go on ...I wanna see this ..!!
Later on ... A Qantas Pilot reports seeing a ' strange object ' taking photos of his A380 while going through FL250...:lol:

Flash ..!! :D:P

OICURMT
04-11-2012, 03:35 PM
I don't think too many people are returning things yet... this weekend was a complete loss. Rain, rain and more rain...

Rain has now stopped, skies are starting to clear, but I'm not holding my breath.

marki
04-11-2012, 03:50 PM
We really can't complain, as the weather is often far better over here then the east. A few days of cloud and showers is going to be a long forgotten episode as we have a good 6 months solid of beautiful weather ahead of us unlike the Vic's, New South Welshman and Queenslanders who will probably end up under 20000ft of cloud and possibly water again (hope not ).

Mark

Auster1b
04-11-2012, 06:33 PM
Sorry guys, might be my fault.

We just flew the old Auster across for a Chipmunk Flyin at Mundijong.
Been wet, windy and now thunderstorms since we arrived.

Leaving tomorrow so all will be better.

Neil.

rogerg
04-11-2012, 11:31 PM
Four periods of hail today.

Periodic storms rolling through.

midnight
05-11-2012, 12:02 AM
I've heard about the weather back home. I hope it comes good when I finally come home from my time in Japan this Thursday! I've had my gear all boxed up since earlier this year so missed just about all of 2012.

Darrin...

MrB
05-11-2012, 12:39 AM
Damn, didn't know about that.
Would've liked to have checked that out.

bartman
05-11-2012, 05:29 AM
Maybe it was my mental thoughts on how I should approach this summers viewing the last few days that have made it worse......
:rolleyes:
I get an idea and want to test it out .......then the forecast just gets worse......

Clear my thoughts ......clear my thoughts

:rofl:
Bartman

Auster1b
05-11-2012, 08:39 PM
Blasted the Auster back to Kalgoorlie with a 26+ knot tailwind, so the weather in the west should be improving.
Fun Landing when the wind gusts higher than my stall speed. Hover.

The Fly in was pretty much weathered out, although that meant that what was there stayed on the ground for looking at.

Chipmunks
Tigers
Austers
Champ
C120
C170s
C180s
C195s
Bird dog
Stinson reliant
Nord ???

Hope you enjoy the improving weather, Neil.

MrB
05-11-2012, 10:08 PM
That's not helping! :lol:
Love the Stinson Reliant, got an unfinished scratch-build balsa one here, will get it in the air one day.