Missing Lulin

It's been too cloudy for me to catch a view of comet Lulin. With some luck the sky will clear and I'll get a decent chance in the next few days.

Last Week

It has been raining most of the week and i haven't even bothered to check to see if anything interesting is about, not much point when you can't see anything. I had some great views of the moon and the orion nebula again just before the rain set in. I really need to get some filters and a camera and also find some other things to look at ;-)

Orion

Tonight was clear enough to get a great view of the orion nebula. It's the first time i've seen anything like that and despite not having any filters i was impressed. Given there was no colour my daughter was a little indifferent. I've been trying to get a decent view of the orion nebula since i got my telescope but it's always been a little too hazy. I used a 10mm eye piece and the barlow. I could not get a good view with the 4mm eye piece and barlow which i think was more to do with the low quality optics than anything else. Hopefully i can get to see the rings of saturn next...

New Book

It has still been cloudy most nights so i haven't done anymore viewing. Also the moon is rising well after midnight now and i'm usually too tired to have a look. Today i bought a copy of Australian Backyard Astronomy from Australian Geographic, i've only flicked through it so far. I hope that my daughter will be interested in reading it.