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Astro_Baby

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I have been away a lot, partly health and personal reasons but also weather has been atrocious.  Is it just me - last year I kept a log and the number of cloud free nights without a moon were ridiculously small.  This year I haven't been out once as every single night I have been free has been rubbish and it looks like its continuing.

As astro has been a downer I have been concentrating on rocketry which at least only needs calm conditions and its been a blast but its expensive to keep seeing £60 go up in smoke or fly into a tree.

Hope to see you guys again soon, assuming we EVER get a clear night on Ranmore.

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Owmuchonomy

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How do you do. In that time I have referred to your HEQ5 pro rebuild 3 times so thanks for that. My mount now sings very well. I also splashed out on a used Dob and quickly became the worlds expert in collimation thanks to one of your other guides. It's clear here tonight if that's any consolation!

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Well the astro thing got me down in the end, combined with health problems it all got too much for me to be honest so I thought it best to push off.

I am still doing stuff for my site - I have some articles I want to get round to including the all singing, all dancing guide to setting up polar alignment which always causes beginners so much heartache.  I also have a power distribution box I am working on (Mk 2 version as I am unhappy with the version I have) plus a fair few other projects but its amazing how rusty you get on astro when removed from it for a bit.  I can see setting up will be fun when I next go out as I have forgotten loads.

I was on holiday in Greece a few momths back and, wonder of wonder we had a clear sky, I was looking up and REALLY struggling to find anything at all - ummm thats Jupiter, or maybe Venus - ummm not sure now - let me see POlaris is about there (or is it ?):embarrassed:   - it was quite amazing how much had just drained out of my brain :)

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JamesF

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Down here in the west country last winter and this one so far have been dreadful, astronomy-wise.  I've found it quite shocking to go outside for the first time in a month or more and not know where everything is in the sky because it's so long since I last saw it.

In fact it's been all too common that I didn't actually have any idea what phase of the Moon it was because it had been so long since I last saw it :(

We do a fine trade in impenetrable cloud though...

James

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DaveS

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Hi and welcome back, you've been sorely missed.

And yes, the weather has been rubbish of late, see some of the threads on it, quite a number of us have muttered about selling up and finding another hobby.

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