Hopeful but fed up

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

As I sit here, Orion is high up in the sky, there are no clouds, my guests have just left and the kids are all tucked up in bed. I've just popped out for a look with the 10X50 Bins and it looks great.

The wind is howling, I'm tired (and emotional) and its late. No chance of sliding the shed roof off as I'd never see it again.

Good to know that horsey and M42 are getting round again, can't wait for better conditions.

Captain Chaos

[GazOC]

Thats why you should always have a small refractor/ mount at hand.....

[Chubster]

On the + side CC....its not going anywhere for awhile

[Kain]

I feel your pain CC.

I can't wait to see M42 and spend more than 5 mins looking at it, but with one thing and another, by the time its up, it's eather freezing like mad, turns misty or something else happens.

I'm not used to the cold weather yet!

Kain

[GordonCopestake]

My green house thought it was a kite last night and I had to go and recover it from across the field at the back of my house

Not what you want to be doing at 6am on a cold and blowy day ESPECIALLY when it's your birthday

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Happy Birthday Gordon.

Many happy returns of your greenhouse.

Captain Chaos

[GordonCopestake]

lol, many thanks

[Andrew*]

I feel for you CC. I'm comfortable before 12, but then it consistently gets cold and windy quite suddenly and I jsut can't handle it. And the thought of 7am work the next day...

Andrew

P.S. happy Birthday Gordon

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

I was very comfortable, inside, until 2AM. The night started off with heavy rain and strong winds and the forecast was for more of the same. When the neighbours came round for curry night we all had a great time. Later MGC's brother came round as the pubs had shut. The girls were watching "strictly pole dancing" or something, the kids were playing schools and the big boys were killing people on the X-box. Loads of beer later they all left and I noticed the cloudless sky as I was saying my goodbyes. Had to pop out with the Bins. for a little look but I thought better of unbolting the shed lid or getting the ST80 out in the dark. In my condition it didn't seem like a good idea. Great fun though, playing out at 2AM.

Captain Chaos

[Kain]

Happy Birthday Gordon!

Kain

[ZOG]

Thats a familiar feeeling CC, the skys always seem to be clear when I finish work at 4 or 5am and never at 1, it seemed particularly clear at 4:30 this morning and yes, the scope was in the bedroom.