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Myopicus

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    Green woodwork and pole lathe turning (pro), astronomy, family, food, friends, booze, cats & dogs & stuff.
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    West Dorset, England

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  1. Made the mistake of putting my Dob into a cupboard. Out of sight and out of mind. Dammit. Anyways, the universe is kind of scratching at me. feeling the need to spend hours in dark shivering on my own. >sigh<

    1. ghostdance

      ghostdance

      Scratch the itch! A few minutes goggling in a rich starfield will be a soothing salve :) Welcome back, missed ya.

  2. Broken my right wrist - a fractured scaphoid, no less. Got a cast from knuckle to elbow, and moving the Dob outside is suddenly a big deal. Dammit.

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    2. Tinker1947

      Tinker1947

      Broke my left wrist some years back had to drive my manual gearbox car 26 miles through B-Road in Yorkshire to the hospital, ended up in the same sort of plaster, maybe get the Dob up and keep it covered for the next 6 weeks or so....

    3. David Smith

      David Smith

      Time for a grab 'n' go setup then I reckon.

    4. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      Yeah, cheers all. I've learned a valuable life lesson; sometimes you have to twist the bottle, not the corkscrew! x

  3. Going to take some time off of the Gazers lounge. I've realised that I spend more time typing than staring. See you all in the Autumn, when hopefully I might have some actual astronomical input to offer. Best wishes, and clear skies. xx mace.

    1. Mike73

      Mike73

      Take it easy Mace and when you come back don't forget your sketching pencils ;)

    2. Knight of Clear Skies

      Knight of Clear Skies

      Best wishes, hope to see you back in the Autumn.

    3. ghostdance

      ghostdance

      Happy trails Mace :) looking forward to hooking up again in August. You'll be missed!

  4. No Sasquatch tho. That's a good thing! (only joking - they don't exist)
  5. Deer? Bear? I have absolutely no idea about the wildlife of Texas, if i'm honest. Perhaps just a random stick tapping person out for a late walk? Nah . . . nobody in America walks, surely? Love your blog tho, keep up the good work!
  6. That's a good call. I would have done the same. What was the tapping noise like - are you near trees? Urban? Rural?
  7. Hyperion Zoom, barlow and 9 x 50 90º RACI have arrived. Very excited!

  8. Is there some sort of dark art to uploading photo's to SGL?

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    2. Myopicus
    3. Ant

      Ant

      I've sent you that link in a PM.

    4. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      Cheers all - Ithink i've got it now. Thanks for the links!

  9. Baader Zoom & Barlow, Click-lock 2' and SW RACI finder ordered.

    1. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      Quite excited actually! DSO's . . . I'm so on you!

  10. Brilliant. Thank you! A 'set home location' button would be handy.
  11. 5hr applewood smoked rack of pork ribs in Cajun spices with a honey glaze. Yumtastic!

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      ah dont , that sounds like total heaven!

    2. David Smith
    3. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      Yup, was totally lush - apart from the two year old who screamed for small amounts of attention at bed time. For about two and a half hours. Oh, and then a 14 yr old who needed a lift / rescuing having had a fight with her mother. Apart from mental family mayhem, yum.

  12. Raining again... Own up, who bought a scope?

    1. Stargazer33

      Stargazer33

      Not a scope but a QHY5L IIC. Sorry! :o)

    2. Tums

      Tums

      Sorry, I did say I'd bought a Solar filter , so expect 40 days/nights of rain. #Noahtums. lol. ;)

    3. cutepetgroomer

      cutepetgroomer

      I haven't bought a new scope yet, but I am looking into it. last night was terrible for star gazing here :( too many clouds and the meteor shower was to peak as well

  13. Just 'flocked' my house with grey wool army surplus blankets! Massive difference to my viewing area (patio) without my family having to watch Eastenders in the dark .

    1. HumptyMoo

      HumptyMoo

      Lol, I bet your family are looking at you a bit strange? "he's off on one again..." :)

    2. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      There was a bit of that, admittedly! 4 screw in hooks, 2 blankets. No more LP from the lounge windows. I'll take some photo's tonight.

    3. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      I'm sure the Mrs is quite happy about it..NOT :D

  14. 2 year olds are not very helpful with collimation.

    1. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      LOL...I know the feeling exactly!!

    2. Myopicus

      Myopicus

      . . . or more specifically, slightly too helpful; I literally caught his 'Bob the Builder' hammer mid swing, aimed at the primary end of the OTA. "Fixing it, Daddy . . ."

  15. Trying to achieve a zen-like state for first attempt at collimation this evening.

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