Yaaaaay, my ED80 just arrived!

[Daniel]

Sorry for the gratuitous yelling, but I just got my ED80 come through, can't wait to try this baby out, my 2" adapter even works straight out of the box, now all i need are some clear skies tonight.............a quick check on the met office website............................................Bugger!



just thought.....is this really technical?

[Ian]

just thought.....is this really technical?

I suggest you find a problem we can help with, sharpish like...

[Daniel]

Im sure i'll break something on my new toy!

[Tony G]

A couple of good evenings for observing and imaging and someone goes and gets a new bloody scope. 

Hence the weather.

Tony G

ps Congrats on the new toy, Daniel.

[Daniel]

Haha, I guess that's an unwritten rule eh?

[Ian]

this is getting ridiculous.

It's time to organise kit purchases. In next years calendar, we should put kit buying days, probably around full moons and then make it a condition of membership that kit is only acquired on those days.

It took over a month to recover from some of the kit received for xmas (although I think Greg shoulders most responsibility for that, him getting an obscenely nice bit of kit...) and I bet we're now going to have to write off most of February now too. Mick did you order your scope? Just so I know, I think I'll pawn my kit if you did. I'll get it out of hock by the time the skies clear by doing a paper round.

[mickw]

Er, sorry Ian, yes   
Fortunately it should be getting shipped from US some time this week, so at least 2-3 weeks before I get my mits on it, so make the most of the clear skies   
If you're hocking your stuff - first dibs on the Lidlescope 
Mick