[00:05:36] My hard drive crashed a few days ago, and when I downloaded KSP to a new computer my Career game was still available - I guess it was saved on Steam? Anyhow, I re-installed Kerbal Engineer, and was playing around with new games in Sandbox mode, while I waited to see if my hard drive could be recovered. While in Sandbox mode I see the HUD's from Ker [00:05:37] bal Engineer, but in my Career game none of the KER windows will appear. I have the KER icon on the right side of the screen, but it's black and there's no response to clicking it, as in my Sandbox games. Any suggestions? [00:06:15] I've deleted KER folder from Game Data and replaced it, but no change. [00:14:41] I just noticed that KER is available in the Tracking Station, but not in flight, or the SPH/VAB. [02:14:04] chanlog [02:56:06] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v eriophora' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [13:02:17] https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8705/nasas-insight-flexes-its-arm-while-its-mole-hits-pause/?site=insight [15:32:34] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [15:35:20] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:32:53] scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by1xpy8ob8E [18:40:21] ... something about someone's metal spheres... [18:41:08] is it me or does saying the 'B' word starting to feel a bit.. wrong? [18:44:34] booster? [18:45:38] boost::? :) [18:46:18] other word for spheres [18:46:31] in relation to Scott's video [18:46:47] i think balls are an ok word [18:47:18] yeah, that's an okay word. Especially for spheres covered in pentagons and hexagons, or with "spalding" written on the side [18:57:38] ok... guess just my stupid paranoia.. [19:00:02] other than that, anyone else been sky watching lately? [19:01:29] nah, it's been too cloudy all nights [19:07:40] ya most nights here too.. got to see jupiter, Saturn, Mars last night. Sometime during sun-up, clouded right over [19:21:16] I guess I haven't really given sky watching much consideration given how things been at home. Its only since I've spent some time at a friend's... [19:25:09] unfortunately, current apt is really bad for any sort of viewing and my current transit options are limited, so no taking a telescope to a park [19:38:29] I took my field scope and tripod to a friend's place. Has an apartment with a balcony that faces south. [19:38:52] I was looking at a telescope at a thrift store, but didn't get it, was missing the eye piece sadly [19:41:35] Unless they're doing a weird bespoke thing, that's not a problem? [19:41:57] like, as long as the focuser is there, you can just drop in an eyepiece [19:42:06] (hopefully 1.25") [19:43:08] yes you could have probably just bought one [19:45:37] Incidentally, I'm reminded of when I probably could have easily gotten a 4.5" on a nice GEM, but skipped because the focuser only supported 0.965" eyepieces [19:49:02] wasn't sure what size/focal it would been, or where I could have gotten something. [19:50:05] telescope was a reflector type, though felt pretty light even with the built on tripode [19:57:14] not sure if this was the exact model, but looked pretty similar, https://static.bhphoto.com/images/images2500x2500/1499359010_994421.jpg [20:06:26] Probably something like a 4-5" newtonian? [20:06:36] Also, wow, that mount looks like the worst of all worlds [20:07:00] lacks the stability of a dobsonian, and the aiming prows of a GEM [20:07:26] *pros [20:08:08] sigh [20:11:01] ik voel me misselijk [20:13:16] Raptop not exact tripod but was similar... just felt too light and cheap [20:13:38] I'm sure it holds but eh... just this idea that there'd be other problems with the scope itself that wouldn't make it worth things [20:15:55] something like https://photos.app.goo.gl/3CubwNqyTqfm8EGc6 with a counterweight sticking off the side? [20:25:06] no countrweights at all. Just pan/tilt, handle/twist lock like in pic. Hinge part was a bit different, closer to the body [20:25:33] urg, flimsy alt-az of some sort? [20:25:45] ya [20:28:18] if I had the money, I would get a equatorial mount with compensating motor drives. then I could start looking at doing time lapse and filtered pics. Post processing.. [20:29:17] till then, its just my Bushnell Sentry and maybe some day find a digital camera mount [20:33:37] in any case.. need to do some stuff, clean up..