Man swaps his car for telescope!!!

[Ric]

Great stuff Ron, it sounds like you a great scope there, a 6" will be no slouch when it comes to viewing.
I wonder if cloud build up is associated with trades as well .

Look forward to reading your observing report

[DobDobDob (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Ric

Great stuff Ron, it sounds like you a great scope there, a 6" will be no slouch when it comes to viewing.
I wonder if cloud build up is associated with trades as well .

Look forward to reading your observing report

If in the last 2 months since I joined IIS, the bad weather is directly attributable to me (as I suspect), I sincerely and respectfully apologize to all amateur astronomers, everywhere

Regarding the observing notes, I am really keen to make direct comparisons on Saturn and Jupiter with respect to binoculars versus telescope, I have a real good appreciation of how those two planets look via binoculars, so I am just busting to see them in the 6 inch scope.

[DobDobDob (Ron)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

There are organisations where you can barter points to barter something else. You get your item and the other person gains barter points to barter with on any other item in the barter register. You don't have to swap with the person you got an item off. Good fun.

So lets develop IIS barter points, there are enough members and the Buy/Sell/Trade section of the forum is amongst the most active, there is a thriving and flourishing opportunity to do business between ourselves. Like you said, the important thing is to have a core value system (points) where unlike objects can be directly compared. This would be not so different than PayPal is you think sideways a little.

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by Miaplacidus

Shame on you, Ving. Anyone who'll take my son is welcome to all my astronomy gear too.

Cheers,

Brian.

I take it you have a teenager too huh?