Isn't it always this way? You get a new toy, and regardless of what type of toy it is, some sort of environmental condition beyond your control keeps you from playing.

Meet my new Astro-Tech Ritchey-Chretien telescope:

Eight inches of aperture, 1630mm focal length (f/8), pictured with its little buddy Orion Short Tube 80 guidescope.

Now, check out the weather forecast for my area:

I think I'll go sit in a corner and cry for the next three days...

Hmmmm...there's got to be some images floating around on my hard drive that are in need of processing...