Friday 28 October 2011

Hunting bugs

Fascination

I recently joined the Australian Invertebrate Forum to learn and share more about Australian insects and spiders. To try to learn how to find more critters, I got the following advice from one of the more experienced members there, "critter guy":

Wednesday 19 October 2011

I can haz speling?

Saw this sign at a service station today. You'd think signwriters would have to be a little more conscious of their spelling than the rest of us?

Spelling fail

Tuesday 4 October 2011

My astro gear

Don't think I've posted a shot of my telescope. Here are some shots I took of it at Astrofest this year.

This shows the main imaging scope, a 10" Newtonian, on the computerised German Equatorial Mount. On top of the imaging scope is a smaller guide scope that is used to track accurately during long exposures. In the black toolbox is power and data hub.
10" setup I

This shot shows my tent (a camping shower actually) in the background that has chair, table, and laptop inside to keep dew off:
10" setup II

10" setup III

Monday 3 October 2011

7Timer! weather charts updated

Not sure how long ago, but the wonderful 7Timer! website looks like it's had a bit of a facelift. It's a great tool for checking out what the weather is going to be like for astro using the below graphical chart. Basically, the bluer and/or smaller, the better.