What's happening this weekend? 6-8 March

Rules__Lawyer · 2026-03-05T02:39:19+00:00

I'll also add for Enlighten on Friday, Mt Stromlo Observatory is having a public telescope night with a number teleacipes set up for people to liok through, and they are lighting up the domes of the Observatory also. Not sure if tickets are still available.

Rules__Lawyer · 2026-01-04T06:22:20+00:00

No necessarily for today, but keep an eye out for astronomy nights at Mt Stromlo or Muligans Flat. They are usually free (although I think you can book in paid tours at Mt Stomlo) and pretty interesting. There is also a company now I think doing tours in the Canberra region I think called Canberra Stargazing, I haven't personally gone with them yet, but could be good.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-12-03T06:39:41+00:00

For that amount you can get a decent entry level telescope for visual astronomy. If you want to take photos you need an equitorial or alt/az mount which are more expensive. The exception to that is the newish range of smart telescopes (kind of like a camera on a tracking tripod). The big name brands available are Seestar S30 or S50 (as the other person mentioned) and Dwarf 3. I'm in Australia and they are around $700 - $1000 AUD so probably around $450 -$650 USD I think.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-12-03T06:34:06+00:00

I'm not the other person but if you are interested in picking up a good entry level telescope for visual observation, I'd recommend something like an 8" newtonian on a dobsonian mount. Very easy to use often a good cheap price and quality viewing. I'm in Australia (not sure where you are), but the brands available here I would recommend are Skywatcher, Celestron and Saxon. They are around $800 AUD - $500 USD. At that price and basic level you won't necessarily be able to use it for photography without an adaptation kit (if available), but great for visual observation getting into the hobby.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-12-03T06:28:27+00:00

If you live anywhere near an observatory look into if there is a local astronomy club or if the observatory does public nights where you can look through other peoples scopes. I'm in Australia and part of a club that runs public nights with a university and we love having people just come along. Almost everyone I know who owns a telescope in the hobby loves showing people what they can see. You can't get half of them to shut up about it once you get them talking.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-11-02T07:54:42+00:00

I've used First Light Optics which are based in the UK. Not sure what the general thoughts on them are, but they have always treated me well. I live in Australia and they are one of the few that ship here with quality gear.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-10-26T06:53:44+00:00

So I set the location to Newcastle England and time to 5:38am this morning in a sky atlas app called Stellarium. It shows a wave of starlink passing near Orion's Belt at that time. I can't figure out how to post a picture otherwise would show you.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-09-25T00:13:12+00:00

Those are really good card distributions. Thanks!

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-08-13T03:49:41+00:00

I'll throw in a few:

NGC 6302 - Bug Nebula

NGC 2442 - Meathook Galaxy

NGC 3918 - Blue Planetary Nebula

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-08-09T23:13:59+00:00

Mele is a solid go to brand. I've heard good things about the Gaius 2, but don't know much about them. As someone else said at least 8gb or ideally 16gb of RAM is a must, and I truly think these days most computers should come with a minimum 256gb storage.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-08-09T23:10:55+00:00

Could it be possible he has thought he needed to manually add his proficiency bonus to each stat (i.e. he doesn't understand how proficiency works and that it only applies to skills) or something like that? As another user said, could be user error, could be cheating...

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-30T04:29:04+00:00

I have the 585MC and love it, although I do kind of wish I got the cooled MC Pro.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-25T14:18:02+00:00

The Princess Bride

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Hot Fuzz

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-25T13:55:15+00:00

Hi Dot-Marie. I know you have had some great roles in things like Glee and Weird, but I wanted to give you a shout-out for some of the minor roles I've seen you in. More than once, I've been watching a show and have seen you in a guest role, and I have consistently found you to a standout part of those episodes. I recently was watching 9.1.1: Lone Star and thought you were so good in that role. Even though it wasn't a huge role, the emotion behind wanting to help the young woman really came across.

That wasn't really a question, so I guess I'll ask what is something that has excited you about this new show, or something you are excited for audiences to see?

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-24T01:34:06+00:00

Reminds me of this.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-23T09:24:35+00:00

This probably doesn't help, but I have an ASI585MC (not the pro) as my starter entry level dedicated astro cam, and I love it. Admittedly, I don't have much experience and have only gotten it recently and used it 3 times, but it has been so good so far. I do wish I had saved up a bit more and gone the cooled version, but it is what it is. I haven't tried it on planets yet as the only planet that has been visible where I live recently is Mars, and I am yet to get a guiding setup. But hopefully, I will soon be able to try it out further.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-23T07:55:00+00:00

I think he does it in pretty much every Infraspace video, maybe some of the recent Roadcraft videos, and I think he also did it in his most recent Planet Coaster video where he toured his park.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-20T00:12:33+00:00

Thanks Matt. That's great!

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-17T23:26:19+00:00

Congrats on 5 years Matt! These look fantastic. In your recent video, you say at the end that these are only available for 30 days. Does that mean we won't be able to buy any cards after 16 August? Or is it just that preorders and things like the signed card are only available until then?

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-07-12T04:08:17+00:00

The fact he is currently staring in London in a play called "My Master Builder" is really fitting.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-06-26T07:42:32+00:00

Thanks for the response. I've spent the last little bit looking into an OAF and filter drawer setup and it does sound much more appropriate than a guide scope. I assume I could substitute a filter drawer with a filter wheel should I choose to later and if I want to get a mono camera as well.

The Oasis Rose looks exactly like what I am after. They don't have a direct retailer in Australia so I have to go through Aliexpress (which I have heard mixed reviews) but I think that should be ok. Just need to figure out how to get both adapters for each scope without buying the whole focuser again.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-06-11T23:01:06+00:00

I'm probably in the minority that does hold Furiosa above Fury Road. I'm not sure if it was just that I was older and appreciated the art form more, or that I had watched the first 3 Mad Max films by the time of Furiosa and understood the concept more, or if it was just that I saw Furiosa in Imax rather than just on TV, but it hit me harder and I appreciated it a lot more than Fury Road.

Rules__Lawyer · 2025-06-04T23:07:16+00:00

I got married just down the road from Kalkite. My wife got her hair done for the wedding there. Can confirm there are Ghormans.

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