I'll see next week I have had the worse flu over the last two weeks
It just won't let go .. think I'm over it now but you just don't know .
Scope ? .. well I'm just doing little stuff with it .. just glued some velcro for the counter weight .. fitted the telrad last weekend .. it does work though I still havn't got to try my televue eps .. the pretoria is nice and crisp .. and I lowered the focuser 10 mm so they should all reach focus in therory
between being sick and the clouds its not really happening atm
yours done rob ?
Scope ? .. well I'm just doing little stuff with it .. just glued some velcro for the counter weight .. fitted the telrad last weekend .. it does work though I still havn't got to try my televue eps .. the pretoria is nice and crisp .. and I lowered the focuser 10 mm so they should all reach focus in therory
Which reminds me, I'm still to make a focuser mount
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Originally Posted by nightstalker
between being sick and the clouds its not really happening atm
yours done rob ?
What you need to do is get away from that coastal resort style living and
spend a night out here in the bush, mozzie vennom is good for flu
Re: scope, apart from the focuser mount. I just need to finish the mirror cell.
I have the thread tap size I need for the screws I intend to use. I also have
yet to make some knobs for the colinmation bolts. Hopefully finish it over
the weekend.
While waiting to get the thread tap sorted I built a proper case for my 20x80's.
The case was originally for the SC, but the second edition came out larger
and wouldn't fit. Made from 12mm ply, it's pretty robust and holds the
bino's in a floating foam cradle.
It is cloudy here but might clear up later. It was clear this morning, I did some observing from 3:30 to 4:30 am, saw the crescent Moon and Venus rise, looked at Mars and Saturn and some PNe at 190 times. Not going anywhere till it clears up.
Clearing here a bit now, but still a lot of patchy cloud about. And there is
a storm cell to the SW which will probably move through a little later on.
Big storm here at 1am Saturday, 26mm of rain and lots of thunder, glad I wasn't camping.
Seeing was excellent on Friday am.
We got just on 30mm out here, Jake was a little freaked out by the light
show. Hayden slept right through it. Hence my earlier message about dusting
off the canoe lol
Well it isn't looking real good, but I think it might clear a little later on. The
clouds to the SW are into a bit of a storm, but I can see blue sky through
the back of it.
Either way it will be a gamble whether it clears enough. bummer no jet
stream but I reckon the atmospheric dispersion will be pretty bad.
Yeah I'm going to get pizza ..it looks iffy atm
may well clear late tonight .. I think i have all my new scopes issues dealt with .. cut poles by 8 mm to give a little more infocus for my two higher powered eyepieces.. got a couple of speaker magnets for the bottom
wow my light baffle was just a little weighty with its thickness and
the black paint i put on it ..took 2 kgs down below to balance it up.
though the teflon is bedding in a little now so I may well be able to
get rid of one of the magnets..
Yeah I'm going to get pizza ..it looks iffy atm
may well clear late tonight .. I think i have all my new scopes issues dealt with .. cut poles by 8 mm to give a little more infocus for my two higher powered eyepieces.. got a couple of speaker magnets for the bottom
wow my light baffle was just a little weighty with its thickness and
the black paint i put on it ..took 2 kgs down below to balance it up.
though the teflon is bedding in a little now so I may well be able to
get rid of one of the magnets..
Its sure to rain tonight now
Still got to put the mirror in mine, and then cut the poles to length. Just with
the little one here it's a little hard. But the weather isn't playing the game anyways.
They're predicting better weather this weekend, so weather permitting I'll be
home if your keen on coming out. There will be a bit of moonage about until
10:45pm
I think the astronomy season might be over, but we might be lucky.
Keep the faith bro... keep the faith well it was looking good when I woke
to find o'l Sol shining through the window this morning, but looks like more
fluffy stuff is coming in from the south
MmmmmMMmmmmmm!!!! is this a dream? am I imagining it? There is
a nice splattering of clear sky in Coombell tonight. And no jet stream!!! as
I was coming home tonight there was a big storm to the SW but it has
seemed to have raced to Queensland they need the water anyways
well it was looking good when I woke 
they need the water anyways 
