Who is going to AstroRons this Sat?

[Nightshift]

Hi all,

I am wondering who is planning on going to Rons out at Kenilworth this weekend? Ron is hosting yet another night in his wonderful backyard and I for one will be there with my new 12" Hot Water Service (install a Rheem) and my ETX90. Of course that is as long as the weather clears by then.

Dennis.

[Striker]

I thought Paul(1Ponders) was going to get Ron to have it next week.....As I am hoping to be available next week but this weekend is out for me.

Unfortunetly I am attending a golf day including dinner at the Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast...work is paying so I am going....lol

[[1ponders]]

Unfortunately not me this weekend. I can make it the following weekend (5th) though.

[Zubenel]

Count me in with my 4 kids and a couple of friends maybe. Cheers from Wes
10" ATM

[jjjnettie]

Sounds like a good weekend. Hope the weather is fine for it. I'll see if I can get a weekend pass.

[astroron]

Paul is coming the following weekend as he is tied up this weekend, you are all still invited for the next weekend as well, seeing as the moon sets at my place at about 21:00 (or 09:00pm for the unitiated).PM me or Paul for directions.astroron :thumbsup: :astron:

[Nightshift]

According to my calculations the Moon sets this Sat around 14:26 (2:26pm)? It should be a good dark evening and not dark because of clouds either.

I plan to come even if the others dont as the following weekend will be nearing first quarter and not as dark with the 9:00pm setting so I reckon the pick of the weekends is this one coming. Having said that, if the weather is no good I will postpone until the following weekend.

See some of you this Saturday then. ;)

[astro_south]

I'm out this weekend (though I might set the scope up in the backyard Saturday night if the weather is good). The following weekend is a possibility though - will know closer to the time.

[Nightshift]

Well with the weather the way it is (unpredictable bordering on bad) and with the general consensus being Saturday the 5th then I think I will cancel this weekend and aim for next weekend. Sorry Ron but it's too far to travel with the 12" just to have bad weather. See you Saturday week. Cheers, Dennis.

[astroron]

I think the weather will be quite good, but as you say there is always next week. cheers Ron

[[1ponders]]

Ron, you can always come out to Crystal Waters with me :rofl:

[astroron]

Funneeey :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I still have quite a few people coming up so all is not lost, so it looks like a busy couple of weekends.astroron :thumbsup: :astron:

[xrekcor]

I'm hoping the weather clears down here just over the border too!!! : (
The scope is starting to look a lil pasty from lack of star light. Sounds
like a great couple of weekends Ron! good luck guy's have fun!

regards,CS

[astroron]

Paul what's your prognosis for this weekend? last weekend wasn't to brilliant, haw did you go at Crystal Waters?astroron :prey: :prey: :prey: :astron: :cloudy:

[[1ponders]]

IF its fine I'll be there Ron. It's not looking promising though. That big high in the Tasman and that low through the NT and western- central Qld that's moving towards the coast looks like its bringing a fair bit of cloud to south east sunny :lol: Qld.

Crystal waters wasn't too bad eventually. It cleared up enough to get a fair viewing of mars and some brighter DSOs. Seeing and transparency were pretty bad though.

[jmb]

Hi Ron:lol:

There was an invite through the forum, and I appreciate the invitation.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this weekend...but hope to take advantage of your hospitality at another time...
As I am very new to astronomy and received much support through the forum, it would have been good to have met up with some of the people...anyway, hopefully another time.

thanks
Janine:nerd:

[astroron]

Hi Janine,no worries, we normaly have a get a get together the weekend nearest new moon, the next one will be on the 3rd December, if you can make it we will be glad to see you, enjoy your new hobbie and don't be afraid to ask questions.astroron :) :thumbsup:

[Nightshift]

C'mon Ron,

Turn on that big fan and blow them clouds away, I want to get the dobbie out from under these street lights. It's not looking good, I will make my mind up Sat noon so if Im coming I will be there by 3:30 ish. Fingers crossed.

[[1ponders]]

Ditto @ nightshift.

Janine, if its fine and the nights on there will be another lady there (re: one of your other posts :) )

[astroron]

Fingers crossed for tonight :prey: :prey: :prey: :prey: I have been out with the BIG fan but all I managed to do is make it rain :lol: :lol: :lol: Of to bed and hope to wake up to sunny skies.astroron :prey: :prey: :prey:

[xrekcor]

It's just gone 2:15am here, the alarm clock just woke me up, it's clearish outside... I'm off out under it til dawn I hope. Not clear enough to image Mars though : (

regards,CS

[dhumpie]

Anyone made it out to Ron's on the weekend? The skies were downright crappy over here in Brissie. No observing done at all!!!!!!

Darren

[Nightshift]

Check with Ron but I stayed home under my umbrella, the new 12" dobbie is responsable for all this weather, I'm sorry. My wife is thinking of filling it with potting mix and turning in to some kind of shrubbery??? May as well I guess.

[astroron]

Weather was Lousy,two people turned up ,one a newbee who just wanted to find the place for next time and one who came just for he drive and to test out a radio timing device.astroron :thumbsup: :astron:

[dhumpie]

Weather has been the pits...but it has been clear last night and the night before. Now if only I did not have to do my experiments and go to the lab the next day :(

Darren