It's arrived

[Grwmp]

Hello everyone, another newbie here. been waiting since September for my Skyliner 200P and it has finally arrived. All assembled, finder scope lined up....but where have the stars all gone? Nothing but cloud, cloud and more cloud.  Guess a little longer wait won't hurt me.

[callisto]

Enjoy 👍

[Stu1smartcookie]

Congrats on receiving the 200p ... its a great scope   

As for the weather , well , depending on location it should be better this week than last week . ( trying to put a positive spin on things ) 

Stu

 

[banjaxed]

Hi and welcome to SGL. It is a well known fact that when you buy any astronomy equipment the clouds roll in for at least 2 weeks 😀

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Ships and Stars]

Welcome, we've had terrible weather up here, you're not the only one! Might be a few gaps in the cloud tonight, fingers crossed, an 8" Dob is perfect to nip outside with. Have fun!

[Nigella Bryant]

Great news, hopefully you'll get a break from the cloud soon. Enjoy and have fun with your new scope.

[toshapetriji]

Welcome to the forumGrwmp.

 

Nice telescope you have there.

[Luke]

Welcome to SGL! Enjoy the 200P! I would have picked the same. Wishing you some clear skies soon. They do pack a little cloud in all astro packages, alas.

[Bongo]

Hello and welcome. Grwmp!

2 hours ago, banjaxed said:

Hi and welcome to SGL. It is a well known fact that when you buy any astronomy equipment the clouds roll in for at least 2 weeks 😀

This is 100% true in my (very limited) experience. Managed to get about 30mins decent observing time with my new telescope a few weeks ago, and its been solid cloud and rain ever since! Looks like there might be at least a couple of decent nights this week though (I'm in the UK too, over in Yorkshire though), so figures crossed.

For the record, I have an app on my phone called Scope Nights which has been handy for spotting decent nights coming up. (I am not the developer or associated with it in any way, I hasten to add!)

Good luck!

[Floater]

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

[Sunshine]

Welcome! you'll have loads of fun with the new scope!

[RT65CB-SWL]

Hi @Grwmp and welcome to SGL. 

I had my 'scopes out more times whilst I was on furlough, then I did during the past two years.
Having cloudy skies is part of the initiation ceremony.

[sloz1664]

Hi, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

There are two known facts in this world. Number one, toast will always land butter face down. Number two, astronomical purchases bring clouds.

Steve

 

Edited December 15, 2020 by sloz1664
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[Zermelo]

1 hour ago, sloz1664 said:

Hi, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

There are two known facts in this world. Number one, toast will always land butter face down. Number two, astronomical purchases bring clouds.

Steve

 

Based on the meteorological behaviour of the last few weeks, I'd go further:

- even the attempt to make toast by an astronomer will attract clouds
- any astronomical purchases will cause all toast to land butter side down
- forecasts of the landing orientation of buttered toast will be 90% wrong

Oh yes, and welcome to the forum, Grwmp.  🤣    

[JamesF]

7 minutes ago, Zermelo said:

Based on the meteorological behaviour of the last few weeks, I'd go further:

- even the attempt to make toast by an astronomer will attract clouds
- any astronomical purchases will cause all toast to land butter side down
- forecasts of the landing orientation of buttered toast will be 90% wrong

And by the time you actually get to making toast, you'll be unable to remember how the toaster works.

James

[richard ashbee]

Welcome to the group, dont forget the one month curse for buying new equipment😀

[jacobingonzo]

Welcome and well done on the dob!! In my opinion if you have unblemished clear skies and good seeing when you get your new scope you are spoilt- you need to have bags of patience in this lark but when you do get those sparkly clear nights they are so much more rewarding.

 

J

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there and welcome. 

[PXR-5]

Welcome to SGL 

Thanks for joining us 😊

 

 

 

[dave34]

Welcome, Enjoy the 200p, Great scope.

[Padraig]

What a buzz when getting  a new scope. Enjoy.  Welcome to SGL. 
While waiting on clear sky’s check out  “Stargazine” , loads of great videos. 

[rwilkey]

On 14/12/2020 at 10:08, Grwmp said:

Hello everyone, another newbie here. been waiting since September for my Skyliner 200P and it has finally arrived. All assembled, finder scope lined up....but where have the stars all gone? Nothing but cloud, cloud and more cloud.  Guess a little longer wait won't hurt me.

New telescopes come packed with clouds haha!  Good luck and clear skies with your shiny new telescope!

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL the clouds come in the box with the scope always do when buying stuff for astronomy😀