Pearls of Wisdom

[Suzy]

Thanks for that link Wavy.

One big fat lesson I've learned is don't fool yourself by bringing in a soaking wet Dob into the house, tipping the tube aimed down to the ground to drain and air dry (aside from wipedown of outside tube) for half to one hour before covering it all up and putting it away does the trick.

I've now got mildew spots on my mirror and can only hope they will come off without having caused any damaged to my mirror.

[deanm (Dean)]

[67] You scour distributors looking for the best price on new, expensive bit of kit (scope, mount, camera etc). The day it is delivered, you will see the same piece of kit 'on special' & 20 percent less than you've just forked out!

Dean

[OzStarGazer]

68. A telescope is like a naked Barbie. You need to buy a lot of accessories for it and you will want more and more...

[Wavytone]

Hey Suzy - sure enough its first quarter moon and clear skies... LOL... OK for the planets...

[Pinwheel (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Thanks for that link Wavy.

One big fat lesson I've learned is don't fool yourself by bringing in a soaking wet Dob into the house, tipping the tube aimed down to the ground to drain and air dry (aside from wipedown of outside tube) for half to one hour before covering it all up and putting it away does the trick.

I've now got mildew spots on my mirror and can only hope they will come off without having caused any damaged to my mirror.

Mildew is not good. But why was it left in the rain..................Bad Suzy!

[Varangian (John)]

69. A 12" Dob and a 6ft person cannot both sleep in the back of a Subaru Outback.

[PSALM19.1 (Shaun)]

79. "Chasing" a comet or satellite manually across the sky with a dob is fun and a bit like the scene in Star Wars where Luke and Han are in those spinny chairs shooting Tie-fighters....you know the bit....

[sn1987a (Barry)]

71. If you leave your scope out on the lawn intending to put it away in the morning don't forget to turn off the automatic sprinkler.

72. Warm gentle sunshine in the morning is your friend.

[omegacrux (David)]

73, if they have Southern Cross tattoo's does not always mean they know anything about astronomy !

[Astro_Bot]

74. A convenient way to conduct a neighbourhood mental health survey is to setup your 'scope on the driveway/verge and note the reactions of passers by.

[Retrograde (Pete)]

75. The eyepiece always falls optical-surface side down.

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by omegacrux

73, if they have Southern Cross tattoo's does not always mean they know anything about astronomy !

[Varangian (John)]

76. Kids always grab your eyepieces by the glass and always grab your telescope by the secondary mirror.