[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Okay, I confess...I am the one who has caused the rain in Sydney...although I am in Japan until the weekend, I did have a rather large object delivered to my house today that is certain to cause clouds and rain for quite a while...

I bought the 12.5 inch Discovery Dob that Paul Medcraft was selling...my wife informed me via e-mail that it arrived at our house today...

I am pretty psyched to say the least...

While I am clearly not deserving of such a fine piece of gear like this (in knowledge or ability)...I convinced my wife (Minister of Finance and all around "she who must be obeyed") that this was something that I really really really wanted...and that I would help around the house and generally be a model citizen if she would let me have this one thing...and much like my children trying to get a lolly, I promised that it would be at least a week before I asked for anything else!...and besides, it is educational for our children...didn't she want smart children? What kind of Mother does not want smart kids?...you get the idea...

Anyway, with several strings attached, she approved the acquisition!

I've got a pretty hectic travel schedule so it will be a while I suspect before I can get a good night out with it...but, I can not wait to try it out!

I'm going to wait a few days to tell her about the eyepieces that I ordered prior to this scope purchase...maybe she won't notce...