It is! It is the first time I`ve seen one on my ownsome. I`ve seen clusters and such at the various observatories I`ve been to. But this was very thrilling finding it myself and then seeing stuff! It was very impressive! Well, first I was dumb and couldn`t work the new eyepiece and put in the old eyepiece and was all, I think the mirrors are frosted over! But no, just out of focus. Oops. So then I found it and put in the new eyepiece and wow!
I could see the Trapezium cluster! Well, I could see the four. But Wikipedia tells me that with my telescope I should be able to separate two of the eclipsing binaries. So now that I know to look for it I should be able to see six.
It was too cold to fuss with the camera but tomorrow I`ll try to work it out indoors so I can take a pic for you guys.
In cord wood related news, my muscles would like to strenuously object to today`s activities.
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Grey is alive, like fog, or silvery fur, or tree bark, or the Elven cloaks in LotR. Gray is flat, inert, like paint on a wall, or paper, or concrete.
Ding ding ding! Beverly is absolutely right.
I find I subscribe to Beverly and Jilli's views on grey/gray, though I didn't know it until now.
For your neighbor's demonic babies with their long lizard tails!
Maybe that's why C never has anyone over!
shrift, thanks for the advice on the computer. I'm not sure I even know how to do that, but I'll give it a shot.
I feel like Calli should be weighing in on this, as my next-door neighbor. If she's got a demon baby, she's doing an excellent job of disguising it as a friendly cat.
Leifur is lulling us into a false sense of adoration. If I attempted to put a diaper on him—with a hole cut out for the tail or not—I'm sure his demonic nature would emerge.
Maybe that's why C never has anyone over!
Demon sister there, not a demon baby.
Demon sister there, not a demon baby.
True, true.
Jessica gets all the onerous task stars.
Yay! Wonderful news to start the day.
Gold star to Jessica! Congratulations to all!
Hooray to Jess and family!!!
WOO HOO!!! Welcome to the world, Aeryn!!