observing weekends Kulnura

[frogman]

Right-e-o whos coming up to share "my sky" on the two COMING weekends ?
June 3 or 4
June 10 or 11
Leave your name and dates.....


Anthony

SO FAR

Anthony (Frogman)
Louie (Atalas)
John B (Ausastronomer)
Andrew (Hector)
Gary K (Wildcard)
Mai T (Wildcard)
Wayne (trufflehunter)

MORE THINGS TO BRING....
verrrrry warm clothing the more the better. (no t-shirt, shorts and thongs.... you know who you are ! )
Dew Shields
Power cord (if you need 240)

anything else ????

[atalas]

Me!



Louie:D

[ausastronomer]

What nights do you plan on going louie.

CS-John B

[atalas]

Which ever It happens John! Im easy.

Louie :D

[frogman]

your a tart louie :D

[atalas]

Well this tart wants to put a vote in for this Saturday night!
come on guys be there or be square.


Louie:D :cool:

[frogman]

your welcome dude... bring your 11mm with you ?

[atalas]

Sure will mate I'll bring your 11mm ultra wide angle eyepiece as well i'll be there about 4.30 pm ! hehehe and some other things !

Louie:)

[trufflehunter]

Please take note. This unreliable member of the Kulnura Mob will DEFINITELY be there this weekend!:ashamed:

Regardless of the weather.:cold:

I'm not working this Friday, so either Friday or Saturday suits me beautifully. I should arrive early in the morning on both days to atone for my overt slackness. :P

Do not think, under any circumstances, that you guys will be having the place all to yourselves and having all the fun again!:P

[atalas]

Hello Wayne !I forgot what you look like mate. hehehe !


Louie:rofl:

[trufflehunter]

Yeah go on, rub it in!
That could be a good thing, Louie! :P

[atalas]

Ah yes Wayne but I'll remember that sweet voice in the dark singing
"pass the Pentax from the left hand side"

Louie:D

[iceman]

It's most unfortunate, but I will not be able to make either day this weekend. :( I'm most disappointed about it, as the weather is predicted to be clear all weekend! But she who must be obeyed has other plans for me! :family:

Anyway for that reason I will 200% keen for the (following) long weekend, probably on the saturday night. I hope some others are keen for that weekend too! :)

Have a great weekend guys, I can't wait to read the writeup!

[Brendan]

I too shall have to check with she who must be obeyed, but it sounds like a good idea. might have to finish that uni assignment first.:rofl:

Saturday would be my preferance:cheers:

[frogman]

Ok remember guys there WILL be a game on, on saturday....3:30 4 is a good time to turn up if you want.

i will try to get a photo uploaded to thius post of the site we used and i think will use this WE soon.

Anthony

[ausastronomer]

Ok guys and gals,

It looks like we have several attending this Saturday Night 4/6. I think most of these people are keen to attend the following Saturday 11/6 as well, I know Andrew myself and Loiue are keen to do something both weekends for starters.

Attendance list as confirmed by phone for Saturday 4/6 between 4:30pm and 6:00pm.

Anthony (Frogman)
Louie (Atalas)
John B (Ausastronomer)
Andrew (Hector)
Wayne (Trufflehunter)
Cahulian

Anyone else that can attend this Saturday please send me a PM or email or post here on the forum and I will continue to update the attendance list. For those that can't make it this weekend hopefully we can get together the following weekend.

This weekend Andrew is going to drop Hector (20" scope) off at Kulnurra at about 5pm set it up and then leave for about 3 to 4 hrs. He has entrusted me with the enviable task of driving Hector until his return between 8pm and 9pm.

Anthony has indicated that there will be no power availability on site in the near future due to renovations, however Louie and I have the Tea and Coffee situation in hand. I am bringing a small LPG ring burner and Louie is bringing a kettle or saucepan and milk, tea, coffee and sugar. I will bring a supply of insulated foam coffee cups and plastic spoons, all you need to bring is something to nibble on.

CS-John B

PS: Too Bad if you don't like Louie's Coffee :)

[atalas]

Mmmmmmmm! a 20"and the big man won't be there for a while.
Don't worry Andrew I shall protect It with my life!:evil:



Louie :D

[frogman]

Ok John just to correct you on a few things...
There WILL be 240 available.. extension cords.... i will set up and have ready a powerboard, so if you want to use power bring your own extension cord.

There WILL be an URNIE Available.
Louies coffee tin is still here, but i've eaten half your bickies dude ! :(

I hope you havent bought the cups have you ? ?? I have proper cofee MUGS here to use !

MORE THINGS TO BRING....
verrrrry warm clothing the more the better. (no t-shirt, shorts and thongs.... you know who you are ! :) )
Dew Shields

anything else ????

[seeker372011]

sounds very tempting

[ausastronomer]

So do I put you down as a starter Seeker ? BTW whats your proper name ?

CS-John B

[atalas]

George his talking about you! so Anthony just bring more bickies ah ?
shall do boss! seeker come on mate resist you will not,come to us!

Louie:2thumbs:

[ausastronomer]

Thanks Anthony,

No I haven't bought the cups and spoons yet so I won't bother. Louie, can you still bring the milk and sugar ?

CS-John B

[frogman]

close enough to 5:20 and its 10C outside .....

[atalas]

Yes'em I sure can!


Louie :D

[trufflehunter]

John B you can add me to your list for this Saturday. I'll be there between 3:30 and 4:00. Hector will need all the tender loving care he can get until his master arrives! And I can really lay it on thick!

Truffo's Shopping List:
1. 12V hair dryer
2. Warm beanie
3. Bickies

[atalas]

Sir you have insulted my honour !this calls for a shootout at dusk.
Me with the" Hector" and you with your 8"LX90!


Louie :D :rofl:

[trufflehunter]

You're on, Louie! First one to find an exoplanet gets to "look after" Hector for the rest of the night with the help of the loser's eyepiece collection
:party:

[atalas]

Well that rules both of us out!


Louie:rolleyes:

[frogman]

YAY so that means hector is all mine ! ? while you two battle it out ill be defileing hector * mooha ha hahhhhh *

[hector]

Yes i will leave Hector unattended by myself for a few hours
I HAVE to watch Doctor Who. I hope you all understand.
And b4 you all ask yes I will be recording it on DVD.
Its just not the same

[Greg Bryant]

Andrew,

Agree entirely...the new series of Doctor Who is exciting. Saturday nights at 7.30pm are booked! I'm taping them as I watch them, but looking forward to the DVD release later this year.

Okay...out in the backyard at 8.20pm observing.

[frogman]

So..... you wont be observing because you need to go and watch dr who ? can you set it to record like you can on vcr ???

[hector]

i will be recording it yes
but wish to watch it straight away

[frogman]

do you guys want season 1 ?

[Starkler]

I'm a bit jealous of you lot. It seems like hard work to get more than a couple of Victorians together for a night of observing.

Hope you all have a great night.

[hector]

do u have season 1???

[hector]

there are 13 episodes to the season.
David Tennant will be the next doctor but who he is i dont know
i wont ask how you got the first 10 episodes

[frogman]

there's a segment run on BBC3 each Saturday that's called Dr Who Confidential. It'll never be shown here, but they can watch the episodes off BBC's website. I think the address was www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential


sorry yes i have 10 and the 11th will be here on sunday !

[frogman]

yeah we must all be really BIG NERDS on the coast... all you have to do is say......... (read the post title) and people jump in...

[iceman]

I just think you need more people starting a thread like this, Geoff.. There's loads of IIS members in Vic area, just need someone to say "let's do it". It sounded like everyone had a great time last time, so just do it again.. make it a regular thing.

I'm extremely jealous I can't make it this weekend, I just hope this ultrafine weather keeps up for another week and a bit :D

[acropolite]

Anthony wrote:

So there's a dress code now.....:P Wish I could be there but it's too far from Tassie...

[frogman]

NAH no dress code ummm george i think it was was in THAT outfit in the freezing bloody cold and i think it made everyone else cold too.....

Ill be wearing thermals :D

[seeker372011]

it's Narayan, John.

Can we leave it as tentative at the moment but maybe I can confirm closer to Saturday?
I'd really like to come along if possible

[ausastronomer]

Hi Seeker,

Sure you can go down as a tentative.

I will PM you with my phone number and you can call on the day if your coming. Depending on the area we observe from it may be an advantage to know roughly who's coming so we can allow appropriate space in setting up on the observing field.

CS-John B

[hector]

I have looked at the observing challenge for this month and i recon that we can easily observe them this weekend. It will be fun to show you these interesting objects. Anyone have any other objects that they would like????
I do have a programme to follow but it will not take alnight so if you have anything interesting please let me know on here or bring a list.
See you all on Saturday.
After the good Doctor ofcourse.
Andrew

[Rodstar]

:(

Guys, I am devastated to say that I can't be there on Saturday (prior commitment to someone's 40th), but I might still come up on Friday night (on my lonesome:whistle: ) because the thought of those dark skies are getting my juices flowing.... Anthony, is it OK if I come on Friday to use the site?

I am a definite for the following weekend (11th). Mike is coming then too.

Hope you guys have a great time on Sat night!:)

[trufflehunter]

We'll miss you Rod! does this mean I'll be the only Meade man there?:sad:
...and my little blue guy wanted to show you his new counterweights :nerd:
Hopefully we can make it the following Saturday too!

[atalas]

hehehe !now you know how I feel Wayne being the only refractor owner there!

Louie:rofl:

[cahullian]

so how does one find this place if they want to go?
I have a bus load of Italian schoolgirls to drop of in Newcastle around 3pm or so. If its not too far and not too hard to find I might bring my 8"Dob and let a few of you ppl in the know have a butchers at it and tell me the bad and good news : )

Irish

[atalas]

Mr C ! I sent you a PM.


Louie:)

[iceman]

Download the map here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/downloads/kulnura_map.jpg) (about 250k).

[Rodstar]

Cahullian, maybe you should drop that load of Italian school girls to the observing site....

I will resist the temptation to start talking about who has the most inches.....:whistle:

[Brendan]

sorry guy's i can't make it, have a prior date at which to indulge my 2 other hobbies pyrotechnical facination and fire fighting.

I only hope the voodoo on our local school fire works display doesn't affect kulnura. (it either rains, clouds out or blows a westerly gale). The long weekend is also out due to other commitments.

I will try and keep the new moon weekend in July free.

[cahullian]

It would be more than my jobs worth leaving a bunch of innocent school girls in the hands of blokes with stars in their eyes. :P

Just kidding truth be known I wouldn't trust the school girls.:eyepop:

Irish:jawdrop:

[frogman]

sorry guys my machine diceided it would teach me a lesson and "die in the a.... ummm not work" lost 1 of my 120 gig sata drives and a 512 ddr 3200.... only just got it running again
wow on the site dude

UMMM NOW ATTENTION: TERE WILL BE NO POWER ... Mike the bottom paddock (on the corner) will be used tomorow night.... our usual spot has been grass stripped :( yeah i know but what can i do !??!!?!?

ummmm i will run a little generator when you want coffee boiled but thats it .....
WEAR REALLY WARM CLOTHING AND BRING A TOWEL.... '

Sorry Rod.... if you turn up you might not find me... the house is no longer the house you used to know..... im now living in a caravan ...and loving it (easier to keep warm)

Astro...(johnb) no problems with going 50/50 with my little girl ...you bringing your EP'S ? ?

theres only 25 odd on tomorow so it should be an early day......

See yas tomorrow..

Anthony

[trufflehunter]

Guys, I need urgent advice! This arvo I casually sauntered into SuperCheap Autos looking for (and fully expecting to find) a 12V hair dryer!

No such luck :(

Where can I pick one up on a Saturday morning?

Also... Louie, my old mate... ol' buddy, ol' pal... will you be bringing along your 27 Pan? Striker's got one for sale and I'd like to do another comparison with my Meade QX 26 before I take the plunge!

I couldn't get a hair dryer but I did get a beanie and the bickies! :) And I'm about to key Kulnura's lat/long into Autostar so the little blue guy knows where he's pointing this time! hehehe

[h0ughy]

Wayne PM me and I will lend you mine for tomorrow night, no not the 12" SCT but the 12 volt hair dryer. And if you are really nice to me I will also lend you my GPS mate, all you have to do is plug in in and hit the button, it will read the gps coords to the meade and thats it , position, height, and millisecond accuracy. :reindeer:

Allas I cannot go but I am looking forward for next weekend. And knowing the typical long weekend june weather it will be very clear and sunny :lol2:

[ausastronomer]

Wayne,

I bought 1 from Bias Boating at Tuggerah for about $20. I am sure there is a Bias Boating in Newcastle.

CS-John B

[trufflehunter]

Thanks David, I've pm'd you! Hopefully the long weekend will be as clear and as dark as I'm thinking tomorrow night will be!

I'll check out Bias Boating tomorrow John and see you tomorrow night! Thanks for the info!

[trufflehunter]

I've just drawn myself up a list of 'tricky' doubles to put us to the test on Saturday night. The separations could be way out because my data source is ancient. But I thought you guys might like a copy, it's a zipped Excel file attached!

[h0ughy]

Jupiters little happenings :sunny:


This table was created using The Planets 2.02 a free program available from http://www.cpac.org.uk

Times are AEST, subtract 30 minutes for ACST and 2 hours for AWST. GRS = Great Red Spot. S = Shadow Transit, T = Transit

Wed 1 Jun 2005 00:03 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Wed 1 Jun 2005 17:59 Io : Transit Begins ST
Wed 1 Jun 2005 18:01 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 1 Jun 2005 19:05 Gan: Shadow Transit Ends T
Wed 1 Jun 2005 19:06 Io : Shadow Transit Begins ST
Wed 1 Jun 2005 20:11 Io : Transit Ends S
Wed 1 Jun 2005 20:48 Eur: Reappears from Eclipse S
Wed 1 Jun 2005 21:17 Io : Shadow Transit Ends
Thu 2 Jun 2005 18:31 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Thu 2 Jun 2005 23:48 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Fri 3 Jun 2005 19:39 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Sun 5 Jun 2005 01:27 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Sun 5 Jun 2005 01:59 Gan: Disappears into Occultation
Sun 5 Jun 2005 21:18 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Mon 6 Jun 2005 23:38 Eur: Transit Begins T
Tue 7 Jun 2005 01:22 Io : Transit Begins TT
Tue 7 Jun 2005 02:02 Eur: Shadow Transit Begins STT
Tue 7 Jun 2005 22:34 Io : Disappears into Occultation
Tue 7 Jun 2005 22:57 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 8 Jun 2005 01:58 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Wed 8 Jun 2005 18:23 Gan: Transit Ends
Wed 8 Jun 2005 18:24 Eur: Disappears into Occultation
Wed 8 Jun 2005 18:48 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 8 Jun 2005 19:50 Io : Transit Begins T
Wed 8 Jun 2005 20:35 Gan: Shadow Transit Begins ST
Wed 8 Jun 2005 21:00 Io : Shadow Transit Begins SST
Wed 8 Jun 2005 22:02 Io : Transit Ends SS
Wed 8 Jun 2005 23:03 Gan: Shadow Transit Ends S
Wed 8 Jun 2005 23:12 Io : Shadow Transit Ends
Wed 8 Jun 2005 23:22 Eur: Reappears from Eclipse
Thu 9 Jun 2005 20:26 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Fri 10 Jun 2005 00:35 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Fri 10 Jun 2005 17:40 Io : Shadow Transit Ends S
Fri 10 Jun 2005 18:01 Eur: Shadow Transit Ends
Fri 10 Jun 2005 20:27 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Sun 12 Jun 2005 22:06 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Mon 13 Jun 2005 17:57 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Tue 14 Jun 2005 23:44 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 15 Jun 2005 00:26 Io : Disappears into Occultation
Wed 15 Jun 2005 19:29 Gan: Transit Begins T
Wed 15 Jun 2005 19:36 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 15 Jun 2005 20:52 Eur: Disappears into Occultation T
Wed 15 Jun 2005 21:42 Io : Transit Begins TT
Wed 15 Jun 2005 22:11 Gan: Transit Ends T
Wed 15 Jun 2005 22:55 Io : Shadow Transit Begins ST
Wed 15 Jun 2005 23:54 Io : Transit Ends S
Thu 16 Jun 2005 00:34 Gan: Shadow Transit Begins SS
Thu 16 Jun 2005 01:06 Io : Shadow Transit Ends S
Thu 16 Jun 2005 18:55 Io : Disappears into Occultation
Thu 16 Jun 2005 22:22 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Fri 17 Jun 2005 01:23 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Fri 17 Jun 2005 17:24 Io : Shadow Transit Begins STT
Fri 17 Jun 2005 17:58 Eur: Shadow Transit Begins SSTT
Fri 17 Jun 2005 18:08 Eur: Transit Ends SST
Fri 17 Jun 2005 18:22 Io : Transit Ends SS
Fri 17 Jun 2005 19:35 Io : Shadow Transit Ends S
Fri 17 Jun 2005 20:38 Eur: Shadow Transit Ends
Fri 17 Jun 2005 21:15 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Sun 19 Jun 2005 17:11 Gan: Reappears from Eclipse
Sun 19 Jun 2005 22:53 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Mon 20 Jun 2005 18:45 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 22 Jun 2005 00:32 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 22 Jun 2005 20:24 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 22 Jun 2005 23:19 Gan: Transit Begins T
Wed 22 Jun 2005 23:23 Eur: Disappears into Occultation T
Wed 22 Jun 2005 23:34 Io : Transit Begins TT
Thu 23 Jun 2005 00:50 Io : Shadow Transit Begins STT
Thu 23 Jun 2005 20:48 Io : Disappears into Occultation
Fri 24 Jun 2005 00:17 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Fri 24 Jun 2005 17:59 Eur: Transit Begins T
Fri 24 Jun 2005 18:03 Io : Transit Begins TT
Fri 24 Jun 2005 19:18 Io : Shadow Transit Begins STT
Fri 24 Jun 2005 20:15 Io : Transit Ends ST
Fri 24 Jun 2005 20:35 Eur: Shadow Transit Begins SST
Fri 24 Jun 2005 20:43 Eur: Transit Ends SS
Fri 24 Jun 2005 21:29 Io : Shadow Transit Ends S
Fri 24 Jun 2005 22:03 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Fri 24 Jun 2005 23:16 Eur: Shadow Transit Ends
Sat 25 Jun 2005 17:54 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Sat 25 Jun 2005 18:46 Io : Reappears from Eclipse
Sun 26 Jun 2005 17:48 Eur: Reappears from Eclipse
Sun 26 Jun 2005 18:45 Gan: Disappears into Eclipse
Sun 26 Jun 2005 21:10 Gan: Reappears from Eclipse
Sun 26 Jun 2005 23:41 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Mon 27 Jun 2005 19:33 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian
Wed 29 Jun 2005 21:12 GRS: Crosses Central Meridian

[iceman]

I won't be there tonight, as I've said before. Going out with the wife, dinner + Revenge of the Sith.

Have a great time, want to see reports + pictures after!

I'll be there next weekend though, I hope the clear weather keeps up.

Any NAS guys going tonight, or next weekend?

[Orion]

Wayne,
I bought the hair dryer in the camping shop in Belmont near Bunnings.

Sorry guys but I won't be able to make it ether but I will be coming along next week. Clear Skies!

[Rodstar]

I'm a definite for next weekend..Saturday everyone?
Hope you have a great night tonight everyone.

[h0ughy]

yes mike i can make it for next weekend :windy: :rain: :stargaze:

[iceman]

Where's the report from last night? How did it go guys?

[frogman]

ill leave the report for the other guys cause im stuffed..... i enjoyed the night very much .
and it was fun watching the two "boys" fight over the collimation of my scope:D hector is fun to drive and observe through, however, 20" is just too damn big. i think 12" will do just fine.

now back to the scopes :D once again i would like to thank Trufflehunter for the use of his toys.......i had the chance to use a 13 and an 8mm nagler ohhhh wow ..... and i had the chance to have a go at pushing buttons on a ""buzz click"" thanks wayne.

Thank the dark skies it was not a heavy dew night but only a light if any dew fall throughout the night...

I think that will do from me....

Hope all enjoyed..
Anthony... can i go to bed now ?

[cahullian]

Big thanks Anthony for the use of your dark skies last night.
My son Ron and I had a blast, the view of the Ghost of Jupiter was the highlight of Ron's night(through Hector) :eyepop: he is planning to brag to his Science teacher about it.
The highlight for me was finding the hamburger galaxy as I was unable to see it in my light polluted yard. It was really exciting for me to look through the other scopes and eye pieces there and a really big thank you to everyone for making ron and myself feel really welcome and part of the group especially Louie for letting me look through his ep's.
If she who rules with an Iron Rod lets me out of the house I will love to attend next weekend. From my yard I can see about 15% of the night sky so that limits what I can look for, but last night I could see so much sky I didn't know where to point my scope :thumbsup: next week I will have a list of objects to aim for. With a little homework I will try for easy targets and a few that will stretch my knowledge of the sky and my scopes abilities. I also found out that there are red lights and there are red lights lol I'll try and bring something a little less bright next time. Being a newbe I think I'm entitled to make all the mistakes at least once. All my friends who have seen my 8" scope have been very impressed with it's size but my pride and joy looked like a little baby compared to what was on show last night, saying that I did manage to find a DSO that the 12" didnt :D I had a great time and met a nice bunch of blokes,learnt more about the night sky,got abused for not drinking tea or coffee :P ,found new DSO's,saw Jupiter (my favourite planet) in a 20' Dob,made some new friends,got lost on the way home he he he. :ashamed:
All in all a great night out for the price of a few litres of petrol.

Irish

[frogman]

hahahah ok rub that find in its ok..... next week NO COFFEE DRINKING, NO ENTRY ! :P ...... nah just joking your more than welcome

Im no good at doing "write ups"..... sorry guys.

[trufflehunter]

I can't believe I actually made it this time! It was another great night which we've all come to expect from Kulnura. A high mist kept hovering around which affected the transparency a little and the seeing I would rate at about 3/5. To the naked eye the stars were hardly twinkling at all but high power images weren't holding up quite as well as we might have liked, so my plans for splitting difficult doubles took a bit of a back seat. But it was ten times better than any 'good' night in my backyard! Thanks again to Anthony for putting up with us (and for feeding me your leftovers :P)

It was a pleasure to meet Narayan and chat about imaging. Looking forward to seeing the fruits of your labour that night, N.

Great to meet Cahullian and his son Ron. It would be great to see you there again next weekend! It is a tricky place to get out of back to Newcastle in the middle of the night, I know what you mean!

Hector was dazzling! Thanks so much to Andrew for bringing him along, and to John B for filling in. I wish I could remember all those NGC numbers that were flying around! The Tarantula and Eta Carinae through a 20" scope is simply breath-taking. The list of things we looked at through that beast is too long, but nothing failed to impress. Probably the highlight for me with Hector was when I decided to pan him around the Larger Magellanic Cloud... there were amazingly detailed patches of nebulosity and tiny globular clusters everywhere! I nearly fell off the ladder. I'm sure I spilled my coffee.

Louie, always great company mate! Thanks for the loan of the Pan 27 and for helping me collimate, and for the noodles!

Last but not least, big thanks to David (Houghy) for lending me his 12V hair dryer and his GPS-Mate. Even though he couldn't make it in person, he was there in spirit ! :thumbsup: Hope you can make it next weekend, David!

I've attached a photo of Anthony's dob-truck. I think all you dob owners should get one! Sounds like an essential accessory along with those Cheshire thingies and Teflon Stuff you're always talking about... jeez it's like another language! :nerd:

Rod and Mike. Missed you guys. Hope to catch up next weekend!

Finally... anyone reading this who hasn't yet come along, do yourselves a favour and try to make it next weekend. You don't know what you're missing out on. Honestly!

[iceman]

Great report, soooo wish I could've made it. I hope you guys can make it this weekend too - though we'll have to keep an eye on the weather, it seems the clear weather has come to an end for a few days at least.

What was the bottom field like?

[atalas]

I liked It Mr Ice!

Louie :thumbsup:

[seeker372011]

Yes it was a great night, good to meet everyone and have a look through Hector..the view of M83 in particular through the big scope was fantastic, thnaks to John and Andrew.


Good to meet Cahullian and Ron with broken arm, (even though they failed to deliver the promised busload of girls)

As is now usual my battery pack died before I could accomplish anything useful but Louie being the champ he is came to the rescue.

I powered my laptop and webcam using his battery pack and Louie and I took the attached image of Omega Centauri through Louie's Tak. Anthony helped us focus on Jupiter before we turned to other objects.

I have to say I liked what I was seeing on the lap top screen so much that I had to go and get Wayne and Anthony to come and have a look. John had a look too.

Louie and I also imaged M104, 4595 and tried Tempel1. The M104 is attached but the other two didnt turn out all well unfortunately..think we missed the comet altogether and the galaxy requires more exposure,

Unfortunately my internet at home fell over so I couldnt post these yesterday

[seeker372011]

the M104 image has been compressed too much..it actually turned out much better. in full res..maybe I can bring it to work and post it tomorrow after resizing differently

remember these images were with a webcam on a mount that was not polar aligned and so limited to 30 to 40 second exposures, on an ordinary night as far as seeing is concerned

that Omega Centauri image I think is the best I have ever managed.....

everyone should have a Tak :D

[Rodstar]

Sounds like I missed out on a great night, guys. Thanks for all of the details you have all posted.

Wayne, don't you worry, I'll be there with bells on next Saturday night! :jump2:

[atalas]

Hey Guy's Narayan done all the work and congrats on these fine webcam images Narayan! I just looked in amazement what was being captured. Next time I will help and polar align the mount! pitty the others didnt turn out for you but they will next time.
A big thank you to all the guy's last night ,It was another fun night and oh yes big Hector well what can one say when he is being blown away! :2thumbs:

ps Its time for a bigger chip Narayan!

Louie :D :earth:

[atalas]

Oh yes and I keep forgeting,Ice ,Rodstar,Houghy,Orion,big george,Brenden you were all missed last night so hopefully will catch up to you's on Saturday.

Louie :D

[Brendan]

Sorry louie, wont be able to make Saturday.
She who must be obeyed has scored tickets to a corprate box at Marthon Stadium.

Im a gonn'a see the knights get their preverbials handed to them yet again:doh:,

If the end of the month looks good how about then guy's - Uni should be finished by then too.

[iceman]

I'll definitely be there next weekend.. I'll start a new thread for it soon.

[atalas]

Sorry to hear Brenden,but she who must be obeyed can be a lot of fun too! :evil:

Louie :D

[atalas]

Mike ,the forum member ship will hit three centuries soon,we can have a Star Party on Saturday night for It.

Louie :poke:

[trufflehunter]

Narayan, you're the man!
:bowdown:
Those images are amazing from a ToUCam!
Fingers crossed for fine weather next Saturday! I'm bringing a chair and parking it next to you! :P

[Brendan]

you are a bad man louie:) but I can not deny that fact.