I'm done.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by dannat

I agree Move or find another hobby.

Notice how I said that I'm getting back into flight simming.

[goober (Doug)]

Thanks SAB, really enjoyed your reports the past 12-18 months. Hopefully you'll be back out there soon.

(Actually, pretty good out there this morning before sun up. It's like the weather gods know you're gone....)

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by §AB

Notice how I said that I'm getting back into flight simming.

If you are after some flight simming diversion why not look at something like Condor Competition Soaring Simulator, where you can fly virtual races online through the `European Alps and many other areas in top of the range sailplanes. Warning though the skill of soaring is not learnt overnight, but the rewards are great. As a glider pilot myself I think the flight model in Condor leaves FSX for dust and is much more challenging to master.

Regards bad weather, don't let it get to you. Its a great chance to read up on your theory and plan new observing sessions ( and pursue other interests) . The more great observing nights you have the more you will find the memory of them sustains you in between long breaks.

These days I can be quite happy with a 10 minute glimpse of a beautiful star cluster with hand held binoculars, and yet I have 30 years of obeserving behind me..

Don't fall in to the trap of observational astronomy turning into just an exercise in `train-spotting'. Its about developing a connection with the Universe and its up to you how you achieve that: don't turn it into an academic exercise if its going to stress you out

[TrevorW]

Originally Posted by §AB

Notice how I said that I'm getting back into flight simming.

Yeah but I thought you might like something creative and healthy

[thunderchildobs]

I am waiting for the post "The flight sim wont work on my computer without reinstalling Vista with patch 123,434.45, the graphics card I have does have vista drivers, damn Microsoft "

[mark3d]

maybe you could look into flight sims or something like that

[taminga16 (Greg)]

Sab,
I am planning a visit to my dark site on the weekend of the 28/29, If Melbourne conditions do not improve your temperament by then you would be more than welcome to visit.

Regards,

Greg.

P.S. My best wishes to you mum and I hope that you are not venting to her.

"Astronomy is nothing like the brochure."

[Alchemy (Clive)]

and its clear outside now......... get the vacumn out suck up those bits of smashed mirror , sticky tape up the star sheets.

you could take up the imaging side of the hobby, plenty to do on a rainy day(processing) plus you can look at your images and dream of clear nights.

As soon as the weather improves .... he will be back

[acropolite (Phil)]

Originally Posted by Clive

and its clear outside now......... get the vacumn out suck up those bits of smashed mirror ,

Better get a wire brush and some Dettol and give that dummy a good clean as well...

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Move to Albury!

Cheers Petra d.

[turbo_pascale (Rob)]

It's clear right now (yes, I know the moon is 95.3% full), so get out RIGHT NOW!!!! Quick!

It's Melbourne after all - you might not have much time.

[erick (Eric)]

Driving home tonight - what a glorious sky. Deep gold of the sunset fading into inky blue. A high jet (Tassie to NSW or QLD) flew right past Sirius, leaving a glistening trail. I've just stepped out into the backyard with a pair of 10x50 bins (a surprise present for my sister) and scanned the sky - Saturn, Jewel Box, Omega Centauri, Jupiter - finishing off with the Moon. Gorrrrrrrrrrrrgeoooooooooooous!!

But I got lots of work to do, here at the computer

[Alchemy (Clive)]

imaging in Ha and around 9 thin mist starts coming in from the mountains .... never mind , another time.

[Zuts]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

imaging in Ha and around 9 thin mist starts coming in from the mountains .... never mind , another time.

Pardon my ignorance, but where is cloudy city?

Paul

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Looks like Sabs sacrifice to the observing gods has had some effect with the providence of clear skies and reasonable seeing

[DSO]

Up here in the UK, I feel your pain, $ab! I tend to do more birding than astronomy...

[ving (David)]

sab matey, i was sugesting not that you wuite astro and throw your telescope in a bin... when i said get another hobby i mean to go with astronomy not to replace it... everyone on the eastern seaboard is getting stacks of rain dude. play ya flight sim while it rains and make hay while the moon shines.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

and its clear outside now......... get the vacumn out suck up those bits of smashed mirror , sticky tape up the star sheets.

you could take up the imaging side of the hobby, plenty to do on a rainy day(processing) plus you can look at your images and dream of clear nights.

As soon as the weather improves .... he will be back

No thanks mate. I already hate computers like hell due all the bloody errors, internet dropouts, failures, hang-ups, slow performance etc, and other crap they always seem to dish out, the last thing I need to be doing is relying on a computer to pursue my hobby. Plus I really can't be bothered with all the learning, wiring and extra gear that must be lugged in and out. I certainly respect all the work the imagers put in to create their fine master pieces, and enjoy viewing them, but it's not for me

My sole interest in astronomy stems from visual work, and I will always be doing exclusively visual astronomy.

Originally Posted by goober

Thanks SAB, really enjoyed your reports the past 12-18 months. Hopefully you'll be back out there soon.

thanks Doug, it's been a pleasure to discuss each other's observations and sort of get to know each other

It's like the weather gods know you're gone....)

pfffffffffftg nah it's still the same melbourne crap.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by taminga16

Sab,
I am planning a visit to my dark site on the weekend of the 28/29, If Melbourne conditions do not improve your temperament by then you would be more than welcome to visit.

Regards,

Greg.

P.S. My best wishes to you mum and I hope that you are not venting to her.

"Astronomy is nothing like the brochure."

Hi Greg,

it certainly would be nice to go up there and give my 12" it's first real test, but ofcourse we're all at the mercy of our awful, awful, awful rotting Icelandic winter

Thankyou for your invitation and I'll let you know closer to the proposed date

Don't worry, the only thing that suffered from my rage was the pillow and punching bag

[erick (Eric)]

Sab, my offer to help with your fans still stands. Eric