hobsey

take me with you!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE, lets move to mhhhhhh say alaska....sounds good dont it :D we could gold mine to fund our obs haha

No, No. I'm thinking more like all year shorts and t-shirt observing.

yeah, but, yeah, but, we could get the northern lights lovely from alaska looool :D

Yeah, the C8 is just too powerful to use in residential areas. Picks up too much turbulence.

Not had such problems with my C8. Gets most nighttime use.

I had the C11, and if anything...I doubt I'll ever go back to having a Schmidt Cassegrain without having another scope as a back-up...side by side next a refractor and a reflector, the SCT failed to achieve the same amount of contrast...it wasn't that bad on planets though.

Half reasonable picture of one (right down at the end of the page) if you need it: http://www.garyseronik.com/

Cheers Ronin, may have ago at that one.

Its got quite a detailed building guide.

Sheer chance that I had looked for mirrors for someone and that was at the end of the page, thought it looked quite nicely made. Haven't looked at the guide - OK didn't realise they had one. May go get a copy for myself then.

I am with you on that mate.

It's a few years until the next one.... 2033?

I'm not even going to bed until it's over

It is not really getting "dark" until about midnight, which in turn means it is getting light about 2:00. Don't mind the short window but it is a bit inconvenient.

Wanted: Summer days, but dark nights. Do I need to move?

You have the South Downs not far from you. Is there a place you can use there?

I figure it's more a disposition of heart, so to say. I don't own a car. I don't have a garden. I live in a city. But there's no way any of that is preventing me from getting out with my scope. If the heart's not into it, so be it.

ive regreted selling my gear Hobsey. but you gotta go with what you feel.

Nice, glad to hear it.

I was up between 1am and 4am.

So I missed Saturn!

Makes me want my larger scope now. Saturn was at a good angle.

worry about it later

Just say that it is specially designed for not having a garden and that a happy half makes a happy whole!

Just say you gave the C8 steroids

Nice one . Congrats to you.

Congratulations.

Cheers fellas.

Yeah I love this hobby. I suppose we should be grateful we are alive to see at all. ;)

I cxan only really get out now weekends and this one will be another blow out.

Thats a strange idea for a shop that makes most of its sales to a hobby market

Isn't it just. Going to email them to see if its permanent. It maybe the terms to the lease on their new premises.

Probably a good plan.

Yep thats the way! I decided against the dob on the way home whilst driving.