Clouds!!!

Ric · #1 18-09-2006, 09:52 PM

Sorry about the clouds in the Canberra region, I bought a barlow lens today.
The clouds are cheating though, I won't receive it from Bintel until tomorrow but they have done a pre-emptive strike and rolled in 24 hours early, I had a look about an hour ago and there was not a single star to be seen. Lucky I only half setup before dinner, there wasn't that much to pack up.

cheers

wavelandscott (Scott) · #2 18-09-2006, 10:09 PM

Congrats on the gear...shame that the clouds sometimes don't differentiate between a large and small purchase.

I can uderstand a sky full of clouds if you had gotten something big...but a barlow, come on it isn't that big...or was it a Powermate (and worthy of some serious cloud cover)?

Cheers!

Ric · #3 18-09-2006, 10:46 PM

Just the Meade apochromatic 2x, it's a great addition, it's a bit like doubling your eyepiece collection.
A few more eyepieces wouldn't go astray either, I still saving for a UW Meade.

Cheers

Harb · #4 18-09-2006, 11:46 PM

Actually It wasn't you...............I brought 2 new eye pieces on friday..
25mm 2" Wiliams and a 40mm 2" williams......
I recon that means at least 3 more days of clouds yet!!

Ric · #5 18-09-2006, 11:59 PM

With all this increased cloud cover we are all going to get the blame for global warming next.

cheers