Showing the public the Stars

astrojax said :

poetix said :

I do hope the stars aren’t blown away by the wind.

no, that’s ‘the answer’, i think – sheesh, you should know your poetry… 🙂

Oh! I thought he was singing the Ursa, my friend, is blowing in the wind…I’m a silly.

poetix said :

I do hope the stars aren’t blown away by the wind.

no, that’s ‘the answer’, i think – sheesh, you should know your poetry… 🙂

poetix said :

I do hope the stars aren’t blown away by the wind.

Well it’ll make the scopes wobble about, that’s for sure!

I do hope the stars aren’t blown away by the wind.

Quick reminder about the public viewing at Mt Stromlo tonight.
The weather’s pretty unpredictable right now, but if we can see some sky we’ll be on. And there’ll be talks inside Scope by some of ANU’s experts, regardless of the weather.
One thing is certain with this wind: it will be cool up there. So break out your winter gear. My snowboarding kit is standard for nights on the mountain.
And make sure you check the All-Sky Cam (link above) before you leave.

It will be the first public outing for my new telescope and big wide-field eyepieces I bought especially for these public viewings.
Been setting it up to control the new EQ mount via bluetooth straight from Stellarium on a notebook PC, using a wireless gamepad for steering. Would be nice if I could get some clear sky to actually test it first… :-/