This
evening, I have set up my new telescope!
It
arrived yesterday but was in a few bits and looked incredibly complicated to
get working, and I was too busy massaging my pregnant wife’s tired feet to get
into it. Tonight, however, I have been able to commit some time and take a few
giant steps towards stargazing. It’s very exciting. Even Philippa’s
rolling-of-the-eyes-into-the-top-of-the-head at what she perceives to be just
another faddy short-lived hobby couldn’t dampen my enthusiasm on this one. I
have managed to put the various components in the places where they need to be
and I am now reading the hastily-downloaded-and-printed online manual, which is
teaching me all about Equatorial Mounting and Right Ascension axis tilting. I
am giddy with excitement at the thought of being able to work out the exact
latitude of my viewing location and then adjusting my Declination Indicator
Barrel accordingly.
But
it’s really cold outside tonight, so I might do that tomorrow.
RC 28-11-18
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