Random Blips (Page 7)
- Oct 3, 2025
Scope is ready for action! The weather is not… yet! Still have to pick up a 12V battery anyway so there’s no rush.
A couple of spots I checked are great! A bit chilly but nothing I can do about that.
- Sep 30, 2025
Picking up scoping again! I have been scouting out some promising observation spots over the past week and found a few that could work well.
I am probably going to take the 70mm refractor out for a quick dark-sky test once the skies clear up. Tomorrow night is looking hopeful! If one of the areas checks out I’ll probably return with a 120mm for some long exposures.
Also, there should be the annual meteor shower around Draco in a week or so - might be able to catch it!
- Sep 29, 2025
Been sketching the sky for someone while we were waiting for pipelines to complete.
Today we got a honey bee…
… and a drone fly!
- Sep 26, 2025
New projector! It’s sits quietly at around 24dB but might wanna work on a new hushbox anyway to get rid of the XPR buzzing.
Monarch butterflies have multiple generations in a single year with a migratory generation that lives way longer than the others.
Due to a discussion we had today, turns out there is no universally accepted definition of what a mountain is.
- Sep 25, 2025
Attempting to restore a friend’s record player that broke down a few days ago.
Probably a short on the main module, only reading 600mΩ. Needs to wait for another day!
- Sep 21, 2025
The fart button by tsoding is suprisingly educational.
