Order placed: thanks for the all the advice!

[Gem (Grant)]

Hello all!

Just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all who have helped me with advice and opinions over the past couple of months as I wrestled with the issue of which scope to get.
Well I have finally placed an order for a Celestron 9.25" CGEM! It is due to arrive in a couple of weeks. The clouds are, as I type, coming into Canberra even! I can't wait to get out and use it.
The CCD camera will have to wait until next year...

Anyway, thanks all! All the input was and is much appreciated!

[kitsuna (Adam)]

congratulations! as you are about to find out, buying a new scope ensures that the skies will be so filled with cloud, if you could achieve the appropriate altitude, you could probably chew on them!

I bought a 10 inch dob Early this year, and the clouds seem to be magnetized to it every time I even think about going to my dark sky site.

I've doubled my chances of unwelcome precipitation as I have also put in an order for a Megrez 90 just a week ago!

Between us, we should have fully clouded out skies till the end of time.

[casstony]

Very nice scope and mount Grant, and prices are decent right now.

[erick (Eric)]

Enjoy!

[Ric]

Congrats Grant, I think you'll be very happy with your choice.

A quick check of the weather station shows a steady drop in the barometric pressure and the clouds are thickening.

Could be time to take up knitting for a while.

[Gem (Grant)]

I remember as a kid when my older brother got a 4" SCT and my father promised him we'd keep trying until we found clear skies... we ended up in St George, QLD after starting out from Sydney!

[Sylvain (Jon)]

Nice scope, should give you plenty of fun =)