sorry bout the weather queensland!

[joshman (Josh)]

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

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

[astro_south (Andrew)]

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 (Josh)]

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



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 (Ric)]

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.

[joshman (Josh)]

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 (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?

[joshman (Josh)]

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

[Gargoyle_Steve (Steve)]

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

Look forward to seeing your ED80 sometime.

[joshman (Josh)]

Originally Posted by Gargoyle_Steve

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

Look forward to seeing your ED80 sometime.

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

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

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

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

Congratulations on the new gear Josh.

[joshman (Josh)]

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

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

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 (Mark)]

I think I started it with the purchase of a 9mm Burgess Optical planetary eyepiece from Frontier Optics two weeks ago. It hasn't seen 1st light yet.

Kudos to Frontier Optics for great/speedy service.

[joshman (Josh)]

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 (Ric)]

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

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

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

[acropolite (Phil)]

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

[joshman (Josh)]

what can we say? when it rains it pours