Backyard Astronomy and Physics
I foolishly mentioned a possible observing session on Twitter so, of course, it has rained solidly since.
I was hoping to get out and do some of the Abell Planetaries mentioned in the latest copy of the Deep Sky newsletter from BAA.
At least I have been able to complete the second assignment of my OU course, albeit after having to ask for a week extension.
I’m afraid nothing very interesting has been happening in the Backyard, and certainly no Sketching.
I finished and failed the exam for S282 in October which was kinda (read very very very) disheartening but I have started another OU course – MST121.
I really want to try and get out with the telescope sometime soon, but I’m convinces there hasn’t been a clear sky now for at least a year! There are still two Televue Ethos eyepieces in my case that have never seen the dark sky! Perhaps someone else could make better use of them – for a good price 
The Weather Station has been running well since I got a decent USB->Serial converter to connect to my PC. I need to upgrade the wind speed thingy (very technical I know!) and sometime soon mount it somewhere not quite so shaded and surrounded by buildings.
…Hopefully…
In that its plugged into a PC with a USB –> Serial Adapter and Weather Underground updated when it should have.
Fingers crossed…
It’s cold, by the way 
[edit - 00:32 29/11/08]
Solved by having to spend £30 on a decent(!) USB –> Serial adapter and about £50 on Weather Display. Still, it’s working now and I get to see how really, really cold it is now.
The live weather page now reside at Weather Display Live. Crap not updated very often web page is at Weather.
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