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michael.h.f.wilkinson

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  1. Pickled quinces made, 88 more exams to grade

  2. Got Lovejoy, C2012 X1 (LINEAR), and ISON this morning!

  3. Pear, apple, and quince treacle done

  4. Making treacle at the moment

  5. first batch of quince jelly done!

    1. Pete Presland

      Pete Presland

      i used to have one of those bushes near my front door, never thought of making jelly from the fruits!

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      Very easy, and well worth the effort. We have about 25 kg of quinces this year

  6. The first batch of quince jelly is bubbling away nicely

    1. Qualia

      Qualia

      Great stuff, Michael. Typically here in Spain, it's sampled with cheeses and a tasty red wine; membrillo, quesos y vino tinto.

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      I know the combination, very nice indeed. Mine isuch more concentrated than most, and much darker.

  7. Just added locks, hinges and handle to a case my eldest made

  8. Still have to wait 7 hours before the taxi comes to take me to Samara airportfor my flight home.

  9. Galaxy count just reached 396

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Impressive.Very impressive.

    3. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      Cheers, guys, and yes, there will be a party 4 galaxies later

    4. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Seriously - you have to stop and leave some for me. :) But in all seriousness, this is actually impressive. When did you start the count?

  10. A Delos 8mm has arrived!

    1. Pig

      Pig

      Excellent, great eyepieces :-)

  11. down with a stomach bug :-(

    1. Stargazer33

      Stargazer33

      Lot of it going about at the moment!

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      Yep, my son has it too

  12. Hmm, skies are clear. Might hunt a supernova or two

  13. Bagged 38 galaxies this last month

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    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      C8, mainly. Even bagged me a magnitude 13 galaxy

    3. emadmoussa
    4. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think some of the objects I bagged with the 80ED where about magnitude 13. How is that possible?

  14. second-hand DMK21AU618 has just arrived

  15. preparing lamb in green Balti curry sauce

  16. Submitted a conference paper on automatic object detection in astronomy

    1. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      I'd like to read this if it becomes available for us - the commoners - :)

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      I will post a version of the paper once it is accepted

  17. Just made 33 pancakes for my eldest's birthday party

  18. Having to work with MS-Word today. AARGH!!!!!

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    2. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Lol, tell me about it!!

    3. RT65CB-SWL

      RT65CB-SWL

      Know the feeling! Viva Open Office.org & Libre Office...

    4. AlexB67

      AlexB67

      When I use LaTeX, I feel in full control, I never got on with all those menus, type the commands is much easier, or may be I am just old school :D

  19. Skies looking pretty decent at the moment

  20. Lo and behold, breaks in the clouds!

  21. Prediction of clear weather tonight. Fingers crossed

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