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HyPer7
07-07-2006, 12:48 AM
G'Day or G'evening

No Questions as yet - but do have to say that - Was most impressesed at seeing Saturn and her rings earlier this evening :-)

Cheers

[1ponders]
07-07-2006, 08:33 AM
:hi:and :welcome: HyPer7

I gather from your sig you are a friend af astro-angel. Do you guys get together for observing?

rmcpb
07-07-2006, 09:14 AM
Yep, Saturn does it every time.

BTW welcome to IIS :)

HyPer7
07-07-2006, 10:13 AM
[1ponders] picked it up 2 nights ago - yes we will be getting together for some Observing, looking forward to having a 'captain cook' thro her 12.5" dob :-)

rmcpb & [1ponders] - thx for the welcome.
cheers & beers

mickoking
07-07-2006, 07:44 PM
G,day and welcome HyPer7 :thumbsup:

Cheers, Mick :)

dugnsuz
07-07-2006, 09:06 PM
Hi HyPer7,
Welcome,I'm sure you'll enjoy your time at IIS.
Cheers
Doug:thumbsup:

toetoe
07-07-2006, 10:06 PM
G'day and welcome to IIS HyPer7. Saturn is a magical sight for sure :eyepop: . Good to have someone kind enough to lend you a telescope to enjoy the wonders above. Don't hesitate to ask questions in here, there is a lot of knowledge amongst the members in here. :thumbsup:

acropolite
08-07-2006, 11:56 AM
:welcome: to IIS HyPer7, Saturn sure has that wow factor, always seems a favourite with the ladies as well.

astro_nutt
08-07-2006, 12:26 PM
And welcome again to IIS HyPer7!!!...I agree with you about Saturn..always a big "WOW"...
Enjoy!

GrahamL
09-07-2006, 08:40 AM
hi ya:hi:

looking down but seeing up...now that really does fit
I listen to that album regularly and never picked that one up

take care

HyPer7
10-07-2006, 06:49 PM
NightStalker: Rodriguez - Cold Fact - Inner City Blues. Cheers :thumbsup:

Had another look Saturn early tonite, Still Awesome! :D

tho Jupiter was first out, saw her plus Five moons, 3 at 1:30, 1 at 5:30 and 1 at 7:30 <- their approx posititons according to a watch face ;)

and got a peek at Mars as well, nice :)

Couldn't pick up Mercury, too much glow from sunset :sadeyes:

Really hanging for the dark of the moon, so we all can get a better look!!

CHeers
73's & 88's

ps all at approx 175x

GrahamL
10-07-2006, 08:46 PM
http://www.sugarman.org/

never played a gig in detroit or anywhere in the US ..album didn't sell
when released ..5 years on .. he packs out venues down on this side of the rock.. bigger than the "supergoups" of the time .. goes home an tells none
not even his daughter knows.. So you did get to see him back then ?

jupiter is pretty friendly atm ..take care friend

HyPer7
10-07-2006, 09:15 PM
Unfortuneatly not, m8 :sadeyes:
the music goes on tho :-)
:cheers:

Dujon
11-07-2006, 11:07 AM
Another pedant attack!

It's 73 and/or 88, HyPer7. I take it you're not a CW man. ;)

73 de VK2IUI (ex VK2VPG, VK2BZB, VK2FG).

P.S.

A few fond memories of South West Rocks. What a beautiful place (or it was 40 years ago when I last visited). I truly hope that development hasn't ruined it as it has so many other coastal towns.

astroron
11-07-2006, 11:51 AM
:welcome: HYper 7 hope you enjoy your foray into astronomy and to see more of your posts on IIS, I hope that I dot't seem padantic in saying that you can only see four Jovian moons, in only the very largest of amateur telescopes can you see any of the other Jupiters moons, but in seeing the moons you did gives you an idea what Galilao saw all those years ago.:thumbsup:

HyPer7
11-07-2006, 04:04 PM
Dujon: just an old 27Mhz CB man, from way back when...
As for SWR, its not the sleepy fishing village it once was, It grown considerablry, we now have IGA, Bilo and LiquorLand (where I work), a superb 18 hole Golf Course, a new Country Club, a Tavern on the riverside and still got the Seabreeze pub (formely the Federal). all in all tho still a nice place:D


Astroron: Ok, I will have another look to see if the fifth one (I thought was a moon) tracks with Her, or was just a background star. :)


Cheers Ppl

ving
11-07-2006, 04:50 PM
hiya hyper7. yeah good olde sw rock, used to go there as a kid :)

welcome aboard :)

Dujon
12-07-2006, 11:25 AM
In that case you are forgiven.



I hope for your sake that they don't start playing night golf. :rolleyes:


Whatever, welcome to the community whose members when asked to 'look at that view' automatically look upwards.