Yep, I'll share some of this. Bought my first scope in 2 decades while in QLD 3 or 4 weeks ago, brought it back to the New England region of NSW, saw a week or so of great viewing so got cocky and bought a Barlow lens and a solar filter a fortnight ago...
Haven't seen the sun since! Have 2 consecutive rounds of cricket washed out (the last two rounds before the finals, too) and haven't touched my golf clubs in a month now.
It's raining that hard here at the moment .. I can't hear my fingers ' tapping ' the keyboard.....fair dinkim.
The rainwater tank has been over flowing for days now..... I now have a pool in my back yard I didn't have yesterday....
The frogs are ' croaking ' all night ... hard to sleep with that ' chorus ' going ... all in the same ' key '...like a ' cracked ' record
Oh well
Last edited by FlashDrive; 02-03-2013 at 09:10 PM.
It is not working correctly. I cannot see any stars through the telescope.
The last time this happened I fixed the problem by removing the corrector cover.
Now this fix no longer works.
Last night I set up and pointed the telescope due north and level, and did an Easy Align. The scope slewed to Sirius, but Sirius was not visible in either the finder or the main scope. No stars were visible anywhere. I checked the alignment of the finder by focussing on a distant streetlight and the finder was OK.
The scope is also getting wet when I take it outside. Previously this did not occur. My dew heater is unable to remove all the moisture. I am having a lot of trouble with moisture - my Farpoint dessicant plug is soggy and does not look good.
Any thoughts on how to fix this problem would be appreciated. Unfortunately the scope is out of warranty by about one year, and the suppliers have indicated they cannot help.
It is not working correctly. I cannot see any stars through the telescope.
The last time this happened I fixed the problem by removing the corrector cover.
Now this fix no longer works.
Last night I set up and pointed the telescope due north and level, and did an Easy Align. The scope slewed to Sirius, but Sirius was not visible in either the finder or the main scope. No stars were visible anywhere. I checked the alignment of the finder by focussing on a distant streetlight and the finder was OK.
The scope is also getting wet when I take it outside. Previously this did not occur. My dew heater is unable to remove all the moisture. I am having a lot of trouble with moisture - my Farpoint dessicant plug is soggy and does not look good.
Any thoughts on how to fix this problem would be appreciated. Unfortunately the scope is out of warranty by about one year, and the suppliers have indicated they cannot help.
Regards,
Tony Barry
Yeah............... move to the middle of the Nullarbor. No desiccant needed!
I have some dim memories of the sky being something other than grey and rainy .... maybe it was from childhood ... it was so long ago. If I remember right, the sky was "blue" in the daytime, and at night it was "clear" and you could see these things called "stars". But maybe I'm just imagining it. It was such a long time ago ....
I have some dim memories of the sky being something other than grey and rainy .... maybe it was from childhood ... it was so long ago. If I remember right, the sky was "blue" in the daytime, and at night it was "clear" and you could see these things called "stars". But maybe I'm just imagining it. It was such a long time ago ....
You must have to go to school or work. The blue stuff does happen, just not for very long and is soon replaced by grey.
There has even been a modicum of black. I tried putting my new Andrews 12x70 binos on a photo tripod the other night to see how well they worked on the clearly visible moon. Within seconds the condensation was forming in large spots. Days later the spots are still getting on anything you take it outside.
It's rumored there are some comets visible? I haven't seen them. Around 4pm we had some sunshine and I made a mistake - I got my hopes up. By sunset it was raining heavily, again. Practicing the virtue of patience.
It's rumored there are some comets visible? I haven't seen them. Around 4pm we had some sunshine and I made a mistake - I got my hopes up. By sunset it was raining heavily, again. Practicing the virtue of patience.
The Sun is out now Eric, and has been long enough for our grass to be dry. Don't worry though. There's time left before sunset for the clouds to roll in.
I don't know what to do with all my clear skies this summer... Might use the clear skies forecast on Sunday to enjoy the Airshow and then observe next week as new moon approaches with yet more clear skies on the cards....
Clear sunny skies for the next 7 days...you would think the QLD & NSW IIS members would be happy for us.
I don't see what all the fuss is about, sure, there may be a little cloud and, sure, it has blocked all view of Pan-STARRS, but last night we were spoiled in Brisbane had a full four seconds of clear(ish) sky over Comet Lemmon.
I don't see what all the fuss is about, sure, there may be a little cloud and, sure, it has blocked all view of Pan-STARRS, but last night we were spoiled in Brisbane had a full four seconds of clear(ish) sky over Comet Lemmon.
youre kidding arent you? did you hit your nogging on the counter weights
This thread is really not filling me with confidence that after moving half way around the globe I'll be able to use my scope more than "every other month" like over here
Note to self: don't believe anything anyone says about the weather
And some feathers , for good measure ! .
Practicing the virtue of patience.
