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  1. baggywrinkle

    Been in Shanghai for the last few weeks, cloudy skies and when clear heavy LP and contamination.

  2. baggywrinkle

    Been on business travel in Latvia and Lithuania. These two states would make great places to spend a week doing AP, real dark sky opps...plus great food and beer and nice people.

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      hehe,Latvia do have some terrific skies,thats for sure,i was able to see Panstarrs comet with naked eyes there! I do regret moving to UK sometimes lol.(i am latvian)

  3. baggywrinkle

    Big Bang tonight..no not that one! Chinese Spring Festival starts at midnight and that probably means an explosion of fireworks city wide, both public and private and personal.

  4. baggywrinkle

    By this eveining I will be surrounded by immuniated houses....not happy.

  5. baggywrinkle

    Chinese web misbehaving yet again....

  6. baggywrinkle

    Clouds, clear sky, clouds.....ad infinitum.

  7. baggywrinkle

    Clouds, clear sky, clouds.....ad infinitum.

  8. baggywrinkle

    Cold and dry here in Korea...so much so any metal I touch earns a decent spark of static...

  9. baggywrinkle

    Dare I say it...it might be clear over the Fens tonight....

    1. JohnC64

      JohnC64

      yep - a few clear hours here too. . Not enough for a full on imaging session - but enough to break the astrotrack out :-)

  10. baggywrinkle

    Dislocated my left little finger, normally you dont notice how much a finger means...blumming painfull

  11. baggywrinkle

    Excellent night last night, got everything working on the 9.25AVX including the StarSense

  12. baggywrinkle

    Excellent night last night, got everything working on the 9.25AVX including the StarSense

  13. baggywrinkle

    Excellent night last night, got everything working on the 9.25AVX including the StarSense

    1. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      Also saw the Venus-Uranus conjuction

  14. baggywrinkle

    Fiddle time tonight!. My Feathertouch focuser for the 9.25 SCT has arrived. Been breifing myslef how to fit it.

  15. baggywrinkle

    Fingers & Toes crossed, it looks like it might stay clear

    1. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      It stayed clear until about 9 pm..processing the shots.

  16. baggywrinkle

    Fingers & Toes crossed, it looks like it might stay clear

  17. baggywrinkle

    Flew from Asia (Shanghai) to Europe (Istanbul) and then crossed back into Asia over the Bosphorus..

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      can we swap jobs pretty please lol

    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      how come you flew from asia back to asia by the way? :)

    3. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      Work. Doing some visits in Turkey before I move onto the UK where I am going to live again..20+ yeasr away in Asia

  18. baggywrinkle

    Found a place to rent in Ely, now I can start to settle. Hoeever Mrs B has had her visa refused. Trying to get to the bottom of this.

    1. ronin

      ronin

      Does this mean several trips to the passport office in Peterborough ?

    2. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      No it means dealing with the folk in the British Consul General in Shanghai. We have the right to appea but....

  19. baggywrinkle

    Friday night, raining, never a clear sky in Shanghai so I am off out to play some music at the The Blarney Stone, bodhran, whistles & bones

  20. baggywrinkle

    Friday, Mid Autmun Festival...off to the Irish Pub to play some music.

  21. baggywrinkle

    Friday, Mid Autmun Festival...off to the Irish Pub to play some music.

  22. baggywrinkle

    Glacial internet speeds, constant interuptions, pages that wont load, sites blocked...yes I am in China!

  23. baggywrinkle

    Glacial internet speeds, constant interuptions, pages that wont load, sites blocked...yes I am in China!

    1. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      Even SGL pages do not load correctly...that is serious.

    2. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Have a look at the Tor browser, its pretty good at circumventing blocked stuff, but has limited functions compared to a full-fat browser.

  24. baggywrinkle

    Good forecast at the moment for tonight--heading to Seething this evening

    1. faulksy

      faulksy

      nice one mate, let us no how you get on

    2. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      LOL...loud rolled in....

    3. baggywrinkle

      baggywrinkle

      Cloud ....sorry banana fingers

  25. baggywrinkle

    Great night at Seething Obervatory, crisp and clear but a bit windy. Saw Lovejoy, so I am a happy bunny

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