I've been tricked!!

asimov (John) · #1 13-09-2005, 08:34 PM

The weather gods have done it again, lol...Normally I will step outside & see if it's worth setting up a scope or 2 just before dusk, which I did tonight..Yuk! wind blowing with nice cloud cover & rain imminent! Stepped outside just now & it's perfectly clear, no wind with good seeing conditions!!

Of course, I've been here before......Just as your finishing setting up, in comes the clouds again. I think it's another trick just to see me frantically setup..

I'm not fallin' for it! hear me weather gods??

(quite often I'll tell them I won't bother setting up....but when their not looking...I will, just to fool them! hehehe! SHHH!)

davidpretorius · #2 13-09-2005, 08:41 PM

lovely night here too, might have a crack at the sept challenges. not that you are going to be observing as well asimov as you just happened to be walking outside with you scope!

no no not going to look thru it at all!

atalas · #3 13-09-2005, 08:42 PM

Mate Ive lost count how many times Ive spent 2 hours setting up for some shots and when I'm ready the clouds roll in ! very painful

Louie

slice of heaven · #4 13-09-2005, 08:47 PM

Buy a DOB!!!!

asimov (John) · #5 13-09-2005, 08:48 PM

Yeah...That's another thing...It takes 4 hrs min for the newt to cool before I'll even bother to put eye to EP...I might just sneak the refractor out...I'm not going to use it of course!? I'll just set it up & look at it!

atalas · #6 13-09-2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slice of heaven

Buy a DOB!!!!

Why ? I would just sell It again !

Louie

davidpretorius · #7 13-09-2005, 08:52 PM

whats a dob? a definately obliteratingly brilliant!

atalas · #8 13-09-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asimov

Yeah...That's another thing...It takes 4 hrs min for the newt to cool before I'll even bother to put eye to EP...I might just sneak the refractor out...I'm not going to use it of course!? I'll just set it up & look at it!

Mate you've got to look at fans for cool down! 4 hours wait is just to long to wait , but then again good reason to use an 80ED while you wait .

Louie

davidpretorius · #9 13-09-2005, 08:55 PM

great pieces of glass though, have you tried throwing water on them to cool em down or do they keep trying to hump the scope?

atalas · #10 13-09-2005, 08:59 PM

Yeah Dave I keep mine tied up in the back yard that time of month too !

Where still talking about scopes aint we ?

Louie

asimov (John) · #11 13-09-2005, 09:02 PM

That IS with a fan Louie! a 6" pedestial fan blowing on the back..I think I need a web-back mirror, not a full thickness one.

Starkler (Geoff) · #12 13-09-2005, 09:02 PM

You know whats worse than setting up for nothing?

Forgoing a dark sky trip because your fears about the weather were wrong and you hear about what a great night you missed

davidpretorius · #13 13-09-2005, 09:02 PM

yup me parkes scopes are pretty tough, but intelligent, bred em with a dingo under a full moon and as such, they get a bit crazy for the next 7 days

davidpretorius · #14 13-09-2005, 09:03 PM

get a bigger fan, or even better, turn it on!

asimov (John) · #15 13-09-2005, 09:19 PM

Turn it on!? Hmmm that's an option! I never thought of that! I was wondering what that button that said on/off was for?

davidpretorius · #16 13-09-2005, 09:22 PM

what switch, oh you mainlanders know nothing, tell the mice to get off their butts and run and then run faster!

asimov (John) · #17 13-09-2005, 09:26 PM

I was also thinking that perhaps the fan should have blades?? would this be a good MOD to do Dave??

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #18 13-09-2005, 09:27 PM

4 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I turn my little fan on and in 5 minutes it's ready! Mine is the one that come with the scope. It is just a computer fan fitted to the back end but boy it works great.

DOB: Definately Optically Brilliant

davidpretorius · #19 13-09-2005, 09:31 PM

no no no no no.

buy a new fan, take out the blades, put the mice in and get them to run around the cage, their little tails wagging will create an air flow!

asimov (John) · #20 13-09-2005, 09:36 PM

OIC, Ta Dave

5 mins Ken!? Geez! I want one!