[AstralTraveller (David)]

Here's more Good Vibes for your birthday.

Originally Posted by Dog Star

You'll all be pleased to know that the Antient Curse of the Eldritch Weather Gods Against New Optics is still alive and in action. I picked the scope up yesterday and the clouds started rolling in almost straight away.

Those weather gods aren't particular about who they curse. Last weekend at Bargo I was trying my new (secondhand) Vixen Sphinx, Ray was trying out his new 15cm Skywatcher Mak and someone else had a new WO 100mm apo. Needless to say, at about the time Ray and I had the setup sorted and the other bloke was half way through his first image, in rolled the cloud.

This week I had the change to go to the postgrad retreat at a nice dark-sky site. I considered taking my car and scope - I could always sleep during the talks . Needless to say it is bucketing down on the whole east coast . Ive had to be 'dedicated' and stay in the lab. (How do I love headspace equilibrations - let me count the ways).

Anyway, once again, Happy Birthday