Central Coast observing - 6th August

[Brendan]

well if im not mistaken the full moon is on the wane, its time to consider another night out taking in the delights of the night sky under wonderful conditions.

So who's up for it :poke:

oh before i forget frogman, are we able to use the kulnura site :confuse2: again.

Okay so the date is the 6th of August
the place Kulnura (see post by Iceman further down for directions), arrive around about 5pm??

Definite attendee's
Frogman (anthony)
Ving (David)
Atlas (Louie)
Supa Acsum
Iceman (Mike)
Ausastronomer (John)
Brendan

clear skies
brendan

[ving]

I am gunna have to be a good boy me thinks... observing at The oaks this weekend... with you guys the next...
cheryls not fond of ppl taking her man. :)

[Brendan]

know the feeling Ving,
my missus usual tags along, spends most of the night asleep in the car:)

[ving]

yup, well my missus finds this stuff tottaly boring and wont tag along...
I think what I'll do is skip my night at the oaks so I can go with you guys....

yup, sounds like a plan :D

[iceman]

I'm keen for august new moon. Though from my reckoning, the 6th august is the saturday. The 5th is the friday.

I also changed the topic title to be more relevant :)

[h0ughy]

please accept my humble apologies for not being there this month! I will be Astrofesting that night!!

[atalas]

Ok Houghy but leave us your new 9mm Nag ! :lol:
I vote the 6th Aug !

Louie :innocent:

[frogman]

Shouldnt be a problem but i will check and letyou all know !~
Ant

[Supa Acsum]

Id love to come and tag along..if its OK???....to have a look at your scopes...I dont own one, but im looking to buy.

Where exactly is it?? Im not sure where the skirmish place is.

[Brendan]

Ah thanks ice for the editorials, I was having one of those moments!,

If im lucky i may even have some new toys for my scope :)

Supa, we would be more than happy for you to come along and share our scopes. I will let frog man fill you in on where to go.

[frogman]

Hey Mike can you repost the map for me please ????

Anthony

Oh and by the way i have had dark skies for the last 2 weeks the moon hasnt really shown itself..

[ving]

wicked ant! wicked!

cant wait. i havent done any decent oberving for a while

[ausastronomer]

Louie,


You could always borrow Andrew's and try it, he has 1.

Also the 6th August sounds good for me, I will check with Andrew to see if he can make it. Gary Kopff won't be there, he will be checking out Houghy's new 9mm Nagler at Astrofest :)

CS-John B

[ausastronomer]

Froggy,

You were looking in the wrong direction or it was hiding behind a tree, trust me it was there :)

CS-John B

[iceman]

Ving, you're actually coming up? Way cool! :thumbsup:

Anthony, is it ok if we use your boss's field?

Here's the map (click here 250k (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/downloads/kulnura_map.jpg))

[h0ughy]

no he wont. :D I asked the guy in the States not to send it until next week because I won't be here to get it. So I will have it when I get back from QA. But my nice Newly aquired 20mm Nagler will be getting a workout! :thumbsup:

[ving]

yeah,sometimes you just have to put your foot down! :scared3:

I told cheryl i wouldnt go to the MAS ob night this weekend :thumbsup:

:poke:

[ving]

hey, is there mobile reception there?

[iceman]

Sometimes, depends on your provider. You will get CDMA, you may get GSM.

[cahullian]

hey Anthony ever though of charging an entry fee? You would make a killing and get yourself some hard earned $$$ for bits and pieces lol

[ving]

with optus gsm

[frogman]

If you stand on your right leg with your right arm holding your left ear while whistling ..... you might get a bar.

Hmmmm entry fee...... NO . New toys would be nice BUT... id rather hae people come up annd share my nice dark skies...

Ummm Geoffs field is still growing and is not long enough to mow. Id rather not just yet... wnat it to grow before we use it.

[iceman]

I didn't mean that field, I meant any field up there..
??

[frogman]

yeah i havent asked him yet
ill do it this arvo and let you know

[Brendan]

yes ving there is, my optus gsm works fine around the observing site, a bit patchy on the way in though.

[frogman]

No problems boys friday or saturday night ?

[ving]

oh gee... i work friday night...

[frogman]

Fine then Saturday night it is

[Supa Acsum]

Thanks for the map. Looks easy to find.

Doing a family thing in Cessnock that day, but told the missus we have to leave early......she saw the post about about growing fields....she's suspicious now!

What time does everyone set up??

[frogman]

Louie usually gets here around 4:30 5 ish (isnt it Lou) and reminds me that its on.. :D

Anthony

[frogman]

DING DING DING...... Round 3.. or 4 or however many we are up to now of the IISKSP (Ice In Space Kulnura Star Party) My little girl is sitting outside in the cold waiting for all her friends to turn up tomorow and share the FREEZING cold weather and clear dark skies....

You all know where to set up youll see my baby under a large blue fluffy blanket in the middle of our "field"....

how many are coming

OH Louie i will check my email at lunch time tomorow so if you want to contact me (as per usual ) i wont reply till i see you if no contact at lunchtime....


Anthony :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[iceman]

Anthony, it's not today, it's next week (Saturday the 6th).

[Orion]

Gee Anthony, a bit keen there mate!
I will be coming NEXT weekend with George and Scott.

[atalas]

Yes Ed ,remember the times when we would changed time and space It self to get an observing session in ! :lol:

Louie :D

[trufflehunter]

I should be able to make it next Saturday night guys. Fingers crossed for the weather!

[frogman]

WAYNE.....Whats this "SHOULD" business?????

And the dont mention that other thing.... its like saying "it's a good thing its not raining" !!! :(

Anthony

[trufflehunter]

Because next Saturday will be cloudless with perfect seeing and transparency, I WILL definitely be there!
:)

[ving]

/me puts hand up...

[seeker372011]

hope to be there

[cahullian]

Will be there with bells on.
Also wants to run a book on how many of us Mike will blind when he turns up..... lol

[iceman]

haha! I want to try and get there early this time, but leaving my wife with 3 kids sometimes means I can't get out until after 6:30pm.

Anyway weather looking ok so far:

[Rodstar]

Count me in too this Saturday. And my mate Shane Rigney is likely to be there too.

[cahullian]

6.30 is still late enough to blind a few of us lol

[ving]

well that'll make you easy to spot! :P

[wavelandscott]

While not completely certain, I am 63.2789% confident that I will attend.

If so I will bring along my 12.5 in Discovery Dob and assorted eyepieces etc.

I hope the weather (and my wife) cooperate with my plans...

I am assuming that the earlier map is sufficient for an idiot (me) to find the place...keeping in mind that finding my way out of a wet paper bag is sometimes a challenge...can someone tell me who the "best" emergency direction giver is just in case I do get hopelessly lost...

Thanks!

[iceman]

Would be great to see you (and your dob!) there, Scott! The map is very easy to follow and will get you there, however if you get lost give me a call. PM me and i'll give you my mobile #.

[wavelandscott]

It is okay to be honest and say mostly the Dob and eyepieces (11 Nag T6, 24 Pan and 7 Pentax XW and 2.5 Powermate)...I am used to that...

My own Mother used to claim that she had to tie a bone around my neck to get the dog to play with me...

[Rodstar]

Scott, did you know that 67.83% of statistics are made up?

[seeker372011]

um ...er...Rod, I believe it is actually 67.857 354 %

12.5 inch Dob plus 11 Nag T6, 24 Pan and 7 Pentax XW and 2.5 Powermate ..hope that probability aproaches 1.0000 quickly

does anyone know if Hector is going to be there?

[wavelandscott]

50% of the time they are made up...statistics never lie...but liars do use statistics...

I hope I can go too!

[ausastronomer]

Narayan,

Andrew is going to Ilford (AS of NSW site) for the weekend unless the weather is bad Friday and clears Saturday in which case he will join us at Kulnurra.

CS-John B

[JohnH]

Bugger! I am going to miss this again - am in the UK this time - and I really want to catch up with some fellow star gazers too... have a great time and post your results all.

[wavelandscott]

Okay, I can confirm that I will attend...

What time are people likely to show up?

Any helpful suggesstions for first timers?


Cheers!

[ving]

yup... bring a scope :P

weather look superb! :D

[iceman]

Weather does look great!

I'll be there at 6:30pm tonight, some people get there before dark to set up (5ish), others any time after that.

Bring a red light, your scope + eyepieces. :)

Follow the map, you'll find the entry and you'll see the cars parked in the paddock across from where you enter.

Louie is usually among the first there, save me a spot Louie! :)

[ving]

i'll prolly be there between 4.30 and 5...

bring a chair, a sky atlas or charts if you have any, some munchies i guess, a hot drink, warm clothes (it may be cold)....

what facilities are there?

[ausastronomer]

As explained to Mike on the phone I probably won't be there till 8pm or thereabouts. I am bringing a dew shield for Mike and a sheet of HIPS plastic that would be sufficient to make a dew shield for an 8" dob if anyone is interested. C U all there :)

PS I will be scopeless as the wife has her car at work and thats what I normally use to transport my scope. It is finished however, well almost.

CS-John B

[ving]

there'll be heaps of scopes john... I dont think that'll be a problem :)

[iluvsaturn]

This time for sure, I got it so wrong the previous star party.

:drink:
All the best

Garth

[iceman]

Toilets, power. That's all you need.

[cahullian]

I can't make it : ( my nephew and his partner have just had a baby girl this morning and I'm off to Singleton to see the new addition to the family. Maybe next month

Gazz

[iceman]

Sorry you couldn't make it.. and where were Wayne and Brendan?

Was a top night.

[tornado33]

How chilly did it get to, what time did everyone pack up? Would have been a beautiful clear sky there I imagine :)
Scott

[iceman]

It was cold, but not as cold as last month, cause last month was really windy.

I'll start a new thread for the post-match writeup :)

[ving]

bout -4 ;)

[cahullian]

-4 in aussie speak = + 14 in Irish speak, it was t-shirt and thong weather he he he...Well it was last night at the local footy ground.

[ving]

no it was about 9...

[Brendan]

well as i have posted else where, i was off saving the universe :lol: . well my little part of it any way from the ravages of fire.