Vacation in Brisbane

[LT_Ng]

Dear Folks,

My name is William Ng, from Hong Kong. I have planned to spend a 11-day vacation in Brisbane, starting at July 15th. Though this time is mainly for sightseeing with my wife, I also hope I can have change to have meeting with some amateur in Brisbane and the towns in the vicinity of it to share experience in high resolution planetary webcam imaging as well as cooled CCD deep sky imaging with each other.

Should you like to offer me with that great chance, please send me PM or email to william_lt_ng@yahoo.com.hk.

Thanks,

William L.T. Ng

[toetoe]

G'day and welcome William.
Your your visit down under will be enjoyable. You will enjoy it so much that you will come back again in the end of October and visit the Ballarat region in Victoria :) oh and while your in the area we are having a STAR CAMP for 4 days, you and your wife are most welcome to attend.. :D :D

[[1ponders]]

Hello William and :welcome: to Iceinspace. I've sent you an email regarding a get together.

[ving]

Hi will! welcome aboard!
:)
enjnoy your stay in Brizzy!

[rumples riot]

William, while I live in the deep south of the continent I can say with envy that the people that you do meet up with will be better for the experience. You photographic skills are well known and only wish that I could be there to learn.

So for those of you who live in the Brisbane area, please make the time, especially if you are interested in planetary imaging. You will learn so much.

[LT_Ng]

Hello Rumples Riot(Paul),

Thanks for your kind words. I think my skill in planetary imaging doesn't differ too much from yours, and in fact, my processing skill does need much improvement and learning from yours.

Is Albury close to Perth? I hope so, and then I may take vacation in Perth again in the coming year.

Clear skies,

LT

[LT_Ng]

Dear Ving,

Thanks for your greeting. Hope we can have a meeting in Sydney also.

William

[LT_Ng]

Hello Paul,

Please see my reply email.

Thanks.

LT

[LT_Ng]

Hello Toetoe,

So sadly I got such a big loss. Usually, I don't have vacation in October. Will you have any star camp in the coming easter holiday? Because I may have a trip to Australia again in the coming easter holiday focussing on deep sky shooting.

clear skies,

William L.T. Ng

[iceman]

Hi William.
Which area are coming to in Easter 2006? I'm sure we'll arrange a star party at your location.. We have monthly meets on the Central Coast (just north of Sydney) and in the Brisbane area they have regular meetups too (Paul has probably told you already).

I'll send an email to Erwin van der Velden (one of Australia's best planetary imagers) and Eddie Trimarchi (one of Australia's best deepsky images) just in case they don't see this thread.

Please, send me an email or post here if you're in the sydney area. It'd be great to catch up and go observing/imaging.

[rumples riot]

William Albury is not close to Perth. The distance is about 3700 km. Thanks for the words of confidence regarding my skills, but I still think you are better. Hope that you have a good time here during your holiday.

[[1ponders]]

For those in the Sunshine Coast area I've emailled William and we're trying to sort out a suitable night. Either the 16th, 17th, or 19th of July (Sat, Sun, Tues). It goes without saying that everyone is more than welcome to join us once we've finalized a date.

[toetoe]

Hi William,
Like Paul said, Albury is a long way from Perth. Albury is 300km N/E of Melbourne on the New South Wales and Victorian border divided by the mighty Murray River, Albury on the N.S.W side and Wodonga on the Victorian side.
I am sure that something can be organized around easter time for yourself and your wife if you are in Australia at that time. Like what Mike said, there are viewing nights regulary with ICEINSPACE members at some time or another so you should not have a problem hooking up with some of the members.
cheers. Peter.

[dhumpie]

Whereabouts will you be staying William? There are many astroimagers in and around Brissie. Paul (1_ponders) is one of them. The other is David (westsky) in Fairfield (very near Brissie city) and Mark at Glenore Groove (45 minute drive from the city).

Cheers,
Darren

[FNQ_View]

Perhaps there is some confusion between Albury & Albany??

[LT_Ng]

You are right. I have been confused with Albury and Albany. If my memory is correct, some people have said to me that Albany is a good place to see whales.

LT

[[1ponders]]

William if your heading up Gympie way its not far from Wide Bay where there are whale watching trips at this time of the year. Pretty spectacular from what I've heard.

[toetoe]

We all make mistakes William, Albury is still a nice place in it's own way. The western Victorian coast is a good place for wales also, it is a fantastic coast line in that region. http://www.warrnamboolcam.com/whales.htm

[ballaratdragons]

Peter,

Going by your 3 posts it sounds like you want William to visit Victoria! :poke:

Yes, William, you are certainly welcome down here in Victoria, where the skies are like Magic!! :thumbsup:

[toetoe]

It's not meant to sound like that though, sorry.
The Victorian Alps are great this time of the year, plenty of snow on them. :D :D

[ballaratdragons]

:2thumbs: Sorry for what? No need to apologise for promoting your own favourite part of the country.


p.s. you just did it again LOL!

[LT_Ng]

Dear All,

Thanks for so many response and invitations.

My itinerary for this vacation isn't finalized yet, depending on some meetings arranged by yours. Below is my firstly planned one after receiving your suggestions.

July 15th -- arrival at Brisbane international airport in the morning. Then rent a small car at airport and drive to the Surfer paradise, Gold Coast, for shopping and sightseeing that are my wife's prime focus.

July 16th & 17th -- still shopping and sightseeing but at Brisbane city central

July 18th to 23rd -- a big round trip: Brisbane, Nambour, Gympie, Maryborough,Biggenden,Kingaroy,Dabl y,Toowoomba, Warwick, Tenterfield, Casino, Ballina, Brisbane

July 24th -- back to Hong Kong in the morning

Any coincidence with your place? If yes and your time is available, I would like to have your arrangement for a meeting.

To Paul,

Is Nambour and around dark enough for wide field shooting? Though it is a shame that I have a "big" moon with my trip, I think I can still do some shooting with film from the midnight of July 15th to 17th as the moon should go down after 1:00 am of July 16th. So, I should have about 5 to 6 hours for shooting each night.

Is there any motel at reasonable cost in Nambour and around? I really hope there is. Then besides being able to do shooting, I can meet you very conveniently as well as with other interested parties.

If Nambour is not so suitable, could you suggest me any place around Brisbane city region (about 1 to 2 hour drive)?

After fixing the accommodation in the first 3 nights, I think I can finilize when we will have a meeting.

Thanks in advance for your information and help.

To Darren,

Sorry that I can't find out Fairfield and Glenore on my map. I really hope I could have such great chances to meet them mentioned by you. How about having a group visit at Nambour or somewhere with Paul if the meeting date with Paul is fixed?

Just wonder with your surname. Are you a chinese?

Thanks.

LT

[LT_Ng]

Yes, the skies in Victoria are absolutely very excellent. I have been Pinnacle and Wave Rock before and have done star shooting at Wave Rock Resort once. Unforgettable with the dark skies!

Clear skies,

William L.T. Ng

[[1ponders]]

William, plenty of dark skies around here within 15 minutes to half hour drive, np. And I'm sure if we ask Astroron he'd let us come out to his place which is about 35 minutes away and is very nice and dark. Just make sure you bring some clear skies with you. You can let your wife know ther is plenty of great shopping up here as well :) My wife knows all the spots. :lol:

You and your wife are more than welcome to stay here on your way through, there is plenty of room. Its central on the Sunshine coast and we have plenty of room. Did you get my email about the dates. If you want to stay somewhere though there are plenty of places to stay in and around Nambour. Either emai, PM me or phone me when you get here.

[LT_Ng]

Hello Paul,

Thanks for your help, and please see my emails.

See you in Brisbane.

William

[dhumpie]

Looks like you got it covered paul. Hope you guys have a great time imaging. I am primarily a visual astronomer so maybe he will be better off with you and maybe Ron.

Darren

p/s: Yup I am Malaysian chinese. paul do you have William's contact details?