SingAstro

Hi all,

Got my first scope - a Celestron C8! Got it from Micheal just today.
I spent the whole evening counting leaves on far-off trees, aligning the finder by looking at TV antennae, trying to take pictures of my infinite reflections in the tube and other types of tom-foolery.
Somehow so far, I've avoided the temptation to look into people's houses

Now night has fallen but nary a star in the sky
Thick, thick clouds in every direction. I looked at the weather forecast and it said "The Universe is enjoying it's oldest astro-joke on you, newbie!". I paraphrase, of course.

As I sit here and brood, I can't help wondering ... Did Galileo also face cloudy nights when he had just invented the telescope? Or did he catch the Universe unawares?

wow Veejay, congrats on acquiring the C8! can go mersing and enjoy liao huh!

I think we all know who to blame for the clouds now.

@VeeJay Congrats on owning your first telescope! Have fun observing the universe through the C8 and feel free to do sidewalks with it.

Ah...feeling the rush to go Mersing ? congrats on new scope

Thanks everyone!

And yes, I've booked my spot on the trip to Mersing this week