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Swimming, 25th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Another swim just to get back into things. The water still doesn’t really feel as though it’s back to the usual temperature, but it was very cold last night and there was a frost this morning so perhaps that didn’t … Continue reading →

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“Astro Swag”

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

It’s been some time since I posted about oacapture, but work progresses with that as I have time. One of the things I’ve been working on is using an external timer and camera controller for generating timestamped images of occultations. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Almost two full weeks since my last swim, and I am not very happy about it. The boiler at the pool I swim at broke down on the day I last swam and has taken some time to repair. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #17

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

I’ve started work on the frames for the sides of the roof now. Below is my solution for fitting the wheels (I’ve decided to use just four as they’re supposed to be good to carry 250kg each and the entire … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #16

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

The next step in the roof construction was to join some of the roof frames together. If I’d joined all four however I’d have ended up with something too big to manage, so I’ve paired up the four frames to … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #15

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Time to start welding! This took somewhat longer than I planned (what doesn’t? :D. In part because it’s years since I did any welding and most of that was stick welding, not MIG. But perhaps the biggest problem was cleaning … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Another attempt at my 51s USRPT set, and another sorry failure 🙁 Better than yesterday however, in that I managed one more 50 and my first failure was later in the set. Still not good though. USRPT distance this year: … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 10th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Back to the USRPT sessions then. And sadly not good news. Keeping hitting the 51s target was very hard and by rep 18 I’d had three failures 🙁 Another attempt tomorrow… USRPT distance this year: 53,450m Total distance this year: … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th September 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by james

A novel experience for me today. I had to visit the dentist this morning and the pool is on the way home, so it seemed silly not to take advantage of the opportunity. The anaesthetic used by the dentist was … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th September 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by james

Another day of tumble turn practice. Not really feeling up to USRPT yet. USRPT distance this year: 52,700m Total distance this year: 132,950m

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