Post a pic of yourself!

[Grahame]

I suppose a pic should be posted - seems im always the one taking the photos so its rare to find me in one :)

just another day at the "office"

[RB]

Onya Grahame !

:thumbsup:

[Louwai]

A sunday ride

[Jen]

;) nice :thumbsup:

[Louwai]

Come on Jen, don't tell me you haven't seen that one on my Facebook.......

It's in there somewhere..





Actually, come to think of it, It's my profile pic......

[Jen]

Opps no i must have missed that one LOL :screwy:
Oh are you my friend in there :D Kool :thumbsup:

[toryglen-boy]

Now thats what i'm talking about

;)

[Lumen Miner]

The image way taken last night. It is part of my Movember campaign.
I can post the un-edited pic, if you want. :)

[Jen]

:) hey thats a cool shot :thumbsup:

[dpastern]

Yeah, I like the repro on this, nicely done!

Dave

[Baron von Richthofen]

Don't laugh

[jjjnettie]

And why would we laugh?
My usual pose is stretched out on the couch.

[Ric]

Nothing wrong with catnaps.

[Robbie]

The boy and the toy:P

[Ric]

Nice toy Robbie

[Robbie]

Thanks mate, very rare, 1 of 1013 built worldwide all carbon fiber and sounds like a mix of rottweiller and a spin dryer full of loose change.
totally and completely impractical but a beautiful machine to ride.

[Afatnuglybloke]

No...Im not brad pitt...I wish people would stop asking me that!:eyepop:

[Louwai]

Niiiiice... :thumbsup:

[suma126]

just a average person with lots of hobby's . :D

[el_draco]

This is me.... before I shaved....
OKAY, it was a REAL BAD day at the office....!
..... YOU try standing in front of 25 grade 10's and teaching them about quadratic equations....!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[jjjnettie]

Quadratics, my stumbling block at school. I sympathise with your students.
I guess that's why I ended up a check out chick. :rofl:

[el_draco]

Quadratics are wonderful, rockets, comets and such. How could you sympathise with my students after seeing what a day at work does to MEEEEE !!!! ;)

[Louwai]

Quad... what??? :shrug:

That lesson must have been the year AFTER I left school.........;)

[el_draco]

Now folks....., you understand why I look like I've just been nailed to a cross.....:sadeyes:

[Astrobserver99]

Here I am...:)

[Jeffkop]

Hi everyone

Heres a few recent snaps ... well last few years ... not much point showing what I used to look like ... so this is my 50 and after look :rofl:

We mostly do stuff together so its rare to find a picture of just me .. so my best friend and partner helps make these visually appealing.

So if you see me wandering the street, stop me and we can go for a beer :P

[jjjnettie]

Lovely photos Jeff. Thanks for showing them to us. You're partner, she's a stunner isn't she.

[Jeffkop]

Thanks jjj ... dont know why I looked in this thread, but when I did I thought, well better get some pics in there and seeing as we are mostly a team then ya cant have pics of only me. Yeah, my lotto win came as a person jjj ... dunno why I still buy tickets.

[jjjnettie]

New and improved????
The scope is at least.

[Screwdriverone]

Yowza JJJ, nice pic, looking hot!

Cheers

Chris

[jjjnettie]

Yeah, she's a nice looking scope allright. Can't wait to get her out under the stars and see how she goes.

[Omaroo]

Excellent Nettie! :) Gotta love long hair :D Looks like you had a great afternoon at the salon - looks fantastic. :2thumbs: :cool:

Oh yeah - the scope's cool.

[Screwdriverone]

I wasnt talking about the scope, it was the hot chick in the photo.

Cheers

Chris

[Omaroo]

I think that we're both being facetious Chris... ;)

[jjjnettie]

:lol: Cheers guys.

[Omaroo]

I see traffic accidents coming up.... :thumbsup:

[Screwdriverone]

yes, I know Chris, JJJ has 2 x Chris, no waiting it seems...

lucky girl. ;)

Cheers

The other Chris

[Jen]

:clap::clap:
Nice JJJ i like the new hair do :thumbsup:

[kinetic]

There is a scope in that pic Chris?......cos I can't see one!?;)

Steve

[toryglen-boy]

Dear god, what a sight to behold, what a vision of absolute beauty....

and you scrub up rather well to JJJ

:lol:

i gotta get me one of the RC's.

[toryglen-boy]

This might get removed ... i dont find it offensive, i love the t-shirt. this is me from when i went to visit Baz last month.

[duncan]

Well i can't ever remember posting a pic here so here's a recent one.:D

[jjjnettie]

:rofl: I'll be giggling about that all night. Thanks Duncan.:)

[jjjnettie]

:thumbsup:

[duncan]

LOL!!!! I had to have another look at your shirt Duncan. Good one mate.:thumbsup:

[toryglen-boy]

Ah yes, good old French Connection UK, one of the many i brought with me from blighty.

The looks i get down the mall with that one are priceless

:lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol::thumbsup:

[ngcles]

Hi JJJ & All,



Yep, I know I'm always two weeks behind the times but I'd like to join in the Chris, Chris & Jen chorus here. In fact the new hair makes you look a lot like Kobe Steele. (And I can now hear a lot of people saying "Who in the hell is Kobe Steele??)

Those who are a few years either side of 50 will remember Kobe as the 18-yo female host of Channel 10 (Sydney's) afternoon pop-music show "Right-on" in the late 70's.

I was in love with her ... for almost a week but she married the bass-player in AC-DC instead. Ahhhhhh ... memories.

For those who remember, here is a pic to compare with Nettie's ...


Best,

Les D

[apaulo]

Well for what its worth this is my ugly face! but the gummy shark may make it more palatable.

[Screwdriverone]

Nice pic!

A question, which one is the gummy shark Paul?

Tee hee!

Cheers

Chris

[apaulo]

Thats easy Chris the good looking one.
hehe:lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol: your so cheeky :rofl:

[Screwdriverone]

Yes Jen,

But you love it :thumbsup:

Cheers

Chris

[big_dav_2001]

Myself and some mates, im the one in black...

Davin
:cheers:

[beren]

Time for a update, taken in iron ore country in the Hamersley ranges. This is one of my favorite spots for some stargazing, epic vantage point that gives a bird eyes view of the ranges,mine sites and rail lines.....watching the ore trains snake through the ranges is a sight :)

[Ric]

That's some awesome scenery behind you Beren.

[marki]

Makes me feel homesick looking at that picture. I spent much of my youth and about 10 years as an adult living and working around the pilbra (karratha, Tomprice, Newman, Pana-bloody-wonica, Roebourne, Port headland etc). The deep blue sky melting into the red earth sure is a sight for sore eyes.

Mark

[bloodhound31]

Mum took this one of me on a recent visit to Canberra from Tassie.

[Ric]

"In the Wild with Baz"

Great name for a TV show. ;)

[Suzy]

That is a great pic of you Baz, and amongst that beautiful Aussie bush, and you kind of look man from snowy river-ish too! :D:lol: Love this shot!

[kingkong01]

O well might as well can't say its quite good but o well

[Omaroo]

Here's one taken today which we're using on the Macarthur Astronomical Society website to promote our up-coming "m a g n i t u d e" event at the Campbelltown Art Centre October 4th-9th. Speakers on the final Saturday will be David Reneke and David Malin. Images on the wall are from fellow MAS member, Humayun Qureshi "Octane", and will be shown amongst nearly sixty others as well as 45 original Voyager 2 photographs from the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in California.

[paulF]

Don't have one with my telescope so i thought i'd put an image with another toy of mine !
PS: Excuse the helmet hair :)

[Octane]

zomg, Chris, that's so hot right now.

Looking forward to the event -- I hope I can escape work for a bit to come up and check it all out. : )

H

[shelltree]

Well, it seems I have no recent photos that aren't completely ridiculous, so here's a completely ridiculous one. I thought better of the picture of me doing ironing, it's a tad risque :P

Oh, right, I'm the one being strangled.

[hellaflush]

me inappropriately grabbing another

:eyepop:

[seanliddelow]

Heres a pick of me observing the latest Lunar eclipse with my 12 inch dob.

[MLyons]

Me with my beastie.

[Screwdriverone]

DUDE!

The moon is BEHIND you!

Cheers ;)

Chris

[seanliddelow]

Ha Ha yeah I figured that one out after a while ;)

[AstralTraveller]

Very nice. If I may ask a silly question: what is the white plastic pipe about? Part of a frame for a sun/rain cover?

BTW I'm always struck by how much scenery in Sth Africa can look like Oz. Even the grass is the same shade of 'green'.

[erick]

Meade 16" LX200GPS (Grab 'n Stay put)
Meade 14" LX200R (Grab 'n get a hernia)
16"f5 Newtonian with GSO optics (Fold 'n go)
Celestron 9.25" SCT (Grab 'n go)

:lol: I like it!

[MLyons]

It is the bottom ring of a portable "observatory" that I put together.
Works a treat and stood up to some serious winds too.

The photo was taken at a star party in the middle of the Karoo which is arid semi-desert.

[Screwdriverone]

Ahh, very nice, but I see it WON'T keep the Lyons out! :eyepop:

See what I did there? Works on so many levels ;)

Cheers

Chris

[MLyons]

:D:thumbsup::whistle:

[that_guy]

think its about time i showed my face here :thumbsup: heres the kimchi lovin korean... :D:P;):lol:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs215.snc4/39102_135791183122959_1000007623565 71_162516_6755845_n.jpg
:thanx:
Tony

[bartman]

I thought it might have been some sort of snake / creepy crawley repellent!!!!;)
bartman

[shelltree]

Hey Tony!! :D

[that_guy]

Hiya Shell :)

[jjjnettie]

:D Hey....that's that_guy, I remember you.

[that_guy]

:lol: yep im that_guy alright.. :rofl:

[Jen]

Me on my first trip to the moon :rofl::rofl:

87524

:D

[shelltree]

:lol: nice one Jen!

[astroron]

:cool::cool2: Jen, that would also make you the First Female on the Moon:D:thumbsup:

[Kevnool]

Looks to me Jen that you overshot our moon and ended up on one of Saturns....LOL.

Cheers Kev.

[that_guy]

She forgot to carry the 1 kev... :rofl::lol:

[Cosmic]

2009, at the zoo with my daughter.

[shelltree]

Ahhh, what a cute shot! She is just gorgeous :)

[FlashDrive]

n

Hey Jen......I " Bags " the right to carry your bags on your next trip.....I could do with a break from this Planet.....It's gettin' too wet here. :D

[Cosmic]

Thanks Shelley, she maybe cute but she's a full-time job :lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol: ok your on :thumbsup:

[Ric]

Thought I might update the thread with one of me trying to stop the farm turning into a jungle.

Taken during a break in the rain, at the moment it has become my weekend hobby along with the brushcutter.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

My place next please Ric.

[Stigandi]

Here you go... :) The last one is for you JJJ.. :P

[cybereye]

Hi everyone!!

Well here I am in all my glory, so to speak, with my 8" Reflector, "Dante".

The first picture is when I'd just got my scope while the second is in its current configuration on a HEQ5 Pro mount. Oh and ladies, please try to control yourselves when you see me in my fetching singlet/shorts/thongs ensemble!!:lol:

Cheers,
Mario

[Suzy]

Okay, well if Mario is game to post a pic of himself in his "fetching" ensemble :lol: - I'll try and hold back Mario- your post did attract the females after all- :lol: I will admit that I play with my scope indoors and post a pic of myself to prove it. :screwy: You'll all do it... admit it :rolleyes:.

90716

[shelltree]

Just lovely Suzy :)

[Suzy]

Thanks Shelley. :) Your turn now! :D

[MLyons]

Agreed, and the scope's not bad lookin' either. :thumbsup::D

[astroron]

Smashing pic Suzy:) but mines to big to play with indoors:P:D
Cheers

[cybereye]

I knew it would - my wife begged me not to post that photo but I told her she needed to learn to share!! :rofl:

[shelltree]

Alas mine don't have a scope in them :sadeyes: But they are pretty silly :D This is my partner Jason and I in Victoria :)

[jjjnettie]

That second pic is awesome Shel.
Hope you had a great trip.

[shelltree]

Thanks J, it was definitely the best trip I've been on so far :D I have over 43gb of photos and videos from the trip :P

[Octane]

Good to see that no more of those monoliths have fallen over since the last time I photographed them.

Lovely images, both of them.

I'm building up the courage to post my mug.

H

[Red Nine]

Here's me, I'd just finished putting my new dob together - taken around 3 weeks ago :D

[ballaratdragons]

H,

heaps of us already know what you look like from your attendance at Astro Camps :thumbsup:

so nothing to fear :lol:

[shelltree]

Thanks H, it was a breathtaking sight that's for sure!

Post your mug! :D

[jjjnettie]

Come on Hum.....just do it, do we have to beg? :)

[ballaratdragons]

Actually, H's pic is amongst Snake Valley Camp pics somewhere in here ;)

[Suzy]

C'mon H.... just snap the rubber band and throw that pony tail lose and plaster a big cheesy grin, and go "click" :shrug: - how hard is that?! Wating.. :D

[erick]

Looking good, Evan - a handsome scope! And you look very happy, as you should!

[Jen]

;) yes there is a few in there and ooohhh i have some too :lol: How much will you pay me to keep em to my self H :rofl: or should i say how much will the ladies pay me to see them LMAO :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

Hi Evan, good to see you have the trusty shower cap on it :thumbsup:

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: woohooo were twins welcome my Dobby friend :thumbsup::thumbsup:
:D

[Red Nine]

Yes, couldn't wipe the smile off my face for days, even with cloud cover!



Wouldn't go anywhere without it :P I have an Astrozap shroud coming for it in the next week or so, so that will give the secondary some more protection ;)


Yes Jen! Have seen yours, they're absolutely wonderful scopes.

Can't wait for all of this cloud to go away, so I can finally get some good observing nights in!

[Jen]

[/B][/COLOR]
Oh yes its an awsome scope im having the best time with mine after two weeks straight of being out with my scope, i never thought i would say this but i was so excited for a cloudy night so i could catch up on some much needed sleep :rolleyes::lol::lol: being out all night with new scope and still getting up at 7:30am to go to work does not mix :confused2: LOL
Enjoy :thumbsup:

[Red Nine]

Doesn't go down too well does it, the lack of sleep.

I've been rather lucky in that regard, whenever I've taken it out it's got cloudy after a few hours and have had to have an early night... :sadeyes::confused2:

What I would give for a nice all night viewing session ;)

[Suzy]

Hi Shell, I love the fun of the first pic and that second one is just gorgeous, and that beautiful scenery in the background is stunning. That knitted thingy on your head suits you so well. Thanks for sharing.

Evan, thanks for sharing your pic with us. It's nice to put a face to the posts. ;):) Very nice scope!

[bartman]

From the expression on both your faces it looks like you both have just found the smudge mark on the lens that you have been looking for !!!!:lol:
Great second shot as well!
Bartman

[bloodhound31]

Messin' around with DIY lighting at home a few months ago...

Then on a walk, set the camera, instructed my wife how to shoot it, then after a few shots remembered to tell her to turn the flash on....

[shelltree]

Thanks Suzy, that beanie is the best thing ever, it kept me so warm! :)



:lol: I think if I found a smudge on my lens my face would be a combination of something like this :sadeyes::mad2:

[steve000]

HAHAHHAH Ric, i know the feelin. I just posted a video of me getting my observatory, take a look at the grass (im also in some shots 2) I only mowed that 2 weeks ago! as soon as the obs was off the truck i was back into it on the mower.. till i plowed into a stump and bent the steering linkage and ripped off the ball joint! thats life i guess. thread here http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=705492#post705492

[Screwdriverone]

Nice pics Baz,

Lighting in the first one gives it some impact.

Although, it seems you have inadvertantly taken shots of Mark Webber and Bear Grylls! ;)

Cheers

Chris

[Gem]

Barry - good to see you kept the DPCU's! I wish I still had mine...

[that_guy]

Just me chilling with the crew

[jjjnettie]

:rofl: classic Tony.

[kinetic]

ROFL nice work Tony :)

[DavidU]

Lol

[bloodhound31]

I would be rich if I got royalties everytime someone compared me with Bear Grilles....dunno whether to be flattered or annoyed.... ;)



I kept one cam shirt and a pair of boots. Shirt can no - longer be buttoned up as I have put on weight and the boots are getting very worn now.

[shelltree]

Bahahaha! :rofl: Nice work Tony!

[Ric]

Geez Baz

For a second I thought you had some hi tech gattling gun on your back :eyepop:

Then I realised it was your tripod. :lol:

[bartman]

Too True!!!!!
Bartman

[bloodhound31]

LOL!! Many a twilight jogger has taken a detour around me as I walk out of the bush cradling my tripod in my arms with the top leg extended to barrel length...

I want to protect my gear from mugging, but can't carry a gun... but at least I can look the part... :whistle: :evil:

[-Josh-]

This is actually my first post here :) Photo was taken a few months ago when my fiance and I went to a friends wedding.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/518/happympq.jpg

[Screwdriverone]

Hi All,

I thought I had already posted a pic here, but it seems I haven't after all....

Here is a pic that was taken at Werribee Mansion's Island during my ill fated trip down the Great Ocean Road with my wife in April 2010, but that is another story.....

Cheers

Chris

[Octane]

*touches screen*

So, what happened on the trip?

H

[Screwdriverone]

Well, in a nutshell....

My 40th birthday, long awaited trip down the Great Ocean Road....with my wife, who has always wanted to see the 12 apostles.

Day 1, Werribee Mansion.... tour, lunch, all good, bit of rain, OK.
Night 1, lunch steak irritated broken molar, spent 4-5 hours wandering the mansion with heat pack smooshed against my face, sucking hot coffee and ice cold water to try and ease the pain. Total sleep 1/2 hour.

Day 2, Made it as far as Geelong, head in hands in agony, wife pulls off the freeway, finds dentist on offramp (lucky), plead with Dentist to rip out tooth. Dentist declines as he is too busy. Tears in eyes help change his mind. Rip out tooth with pliers....mmmm, painful.... relief comes with corresponding VERY strong drugs....Spent 6 more hours taking photos and dragging along behind EVERY caravan and RV in Australia to get to Port Campbell in time for sunset. JUST make it, walk in teeming rain to viewing platform (just like Shelley's shot) but temp in April is 5 degrees and wind is 80km/h. Took a handful of sunset shots. CRAP.
Night 2, Flight centre has booked Port FAIRY not Port Campbell for Motel. Have to drive 1.5 hours in pouring rain dodging road trains on our side of the road, aquaplaning over sheet water and almost killing 3 dogs running down our side of the road at 100km/h. Motel is crap, restaurant is closed for private function, dinner at fish and chip shop, closes while we are eating...kicked out, go back sleep in stinky room.

Day 3, drive back to 12 Apostles, take photos, visit other sites, not bad....drive to Ballaarat, tour Sovereign Hill, eat crap food, find gold specks in tourist creek = impress wife, nice hotel in SH, Ghost Tour for dinner and walk through freezing town for 2 hours, see NO GHOSTS in most HAUNTED city in AUS, disappointed.

Day 4, Decide to look for more gold in tourist creek in SH, change mind to drive to Dunnolly to search for REAL gold, follow GPS through stupid country roads, head through Clunes, drive along road into town and.......GET T-BONED at a cross street which has no Give WAY sign visible. Rental Car is a right off, wife is in EXTREME PAIN (she was driving and car hit us on her side), she is trapped in car for an hour while fireys rip door off. Ambulance to Ballaarat hospital, 30mg morphine, XRAY, CT, no idea why she has such severe chest pain. Discharged at 4pm, we need to catch 530pm flight home, in Ballaarat, no car, its toast....

Cab to train station via chemist for pain killers for wife, choice, train to somewhere NEAR airport or bus TO airport, go for bus, $140...!!!
Missed our 530 flight. Get to airport at 745pm. Hand GPS to rental car company (no car, no keys). Get charged $4500 excess and other bull**** charges. Wife's pain killers wearing off....

815pm, head into terminal, Virgin flights full, Qantas full (Anzac Day Monday holiday) head to Jetstar...YES, they have 2 seats left to Sydney.... Wife says " OH thank god, I had a car accident today and have just been released from hospital...." Jetstar wench says: " Do you have a certificate to FLY????" Oh CRAP!. Look in envelope from hospital, only doctors referral, no CTF! Go to ring Hospital, Blackberry dead. Wife phone has not much credit, Jetstar hasnt got a working fax, flight boards in 15 mins, no ticket, no CTF, head back to Qantas desk for fax number, gay attendant says speak to the hand, I am on the phone....I almost rip his head off and get fax number, ring hospital, told Dr has gone home, cant help, I threaten to take a taxi to hospital and ram something down their throat, demand to speak to registrar, fax arrives 30 sec later. RUN back to Jetstar desk 400m away, wife has booked tickets, bags on plane, fax in hand 5 mins before flight is wheels up. RUN to plane, wife is in AGONY. Make flight, pressure kills her chest, plane almost returns to Melbourne as attendants concerned she will die....I talk them out of it. Get to Sydney, get car from long term, drive home, arrive at 1am.

Jet Star flights cost $700, Car excess $4500, train/cab $200, holiday for 4 days $2000. Total $7,400.....AND, my wife has a fractured sternum, takes her 7 months to recover, after she develops whooping cough from work 2 weeks later.

So, in a nutshell that takes 2 pages to describe in brief, we will NEVER be going to Victoria EVER again......only consolation is we took travel insurance, which covered the car and the extra expenses, refunded after 2 months of buggerising around.....

Sorry you asked now H?

Cheers

Chris

[Octane]

Epic post is epic.

It's almost as if the Universe conspired against you two!

Sorry to hear of all the bad that happened.

Something's just happened here -- I got awoken by a guy running and yelling on the street he was going to kill someone. Not two minutes later, the street is full of police cars. And, I can hear constant sobbing. It sounds like the guy carried through with his intention... eek.

H

[jjjnettie]

Swoons just a little bit..... we girls on IIS are so lucky. ;)

Your trip sounds like a script for a National Lampoons movie. Thank goodness for holiday insurance. Smart move.

H, when are you going to post your photo? :D

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks JJJ, right back at ya....;)

Yes, the only thing missing was Christie Brinkley dancing around her red Ferrari while I was eating dog pee stained sandwiches.....maybe next year? I forgot, the wife also got a ticket (3 points and $240 fine) for failing to give way....winner...


Come on H, don't keep the ladies in suspenders, wait.... that sounds good!

Cheers

Chris

[ballaratdragons]

Interesting! My post has been removed!
All it said was "Why is it Victoria's Fault?"

[h0ughy]

Sorry ken no post removed or deleted?

[Screwdriverone]

Hi Ken,

Should have explained that, it's not Victoria's fault, just that bad things seem to happen to me and my family there, that's all....as you can appreciate from the story. Could have happened anywhere, but it seems that whenever I go south, things just seem to go south.....

Nothing more meant by the comment other than circumstance.

Cheers

Chris

[bloodhound31]

Bloody hell Chris! That's a terrible story mate, I was nearly in tears for you and especially your wife! I think I would have come very close to ending up in jail with the dude telling you rack off I'm on the phone....he didn't know your situation, but still...how rude!

Baz.

[ballaratdragons]

:thumbsup: np.

I hope your wife has recovered well. :)

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks Baz,

Yeah, considering he was customer service, no-one was at his desk and I was there with a Jetstar employee who was asking for me and Qantas and Jetstar are effectively the same company....AND he was chatting to a friend and not actually doing any work, I thought it a bit much that we were kept waiting for 3 minutes while he waffled....

Cheers

Chris

[shelltree]

:eyepop: Geez Chris, that sounds horrible!! I feel so sorry for you and especially your wife :( How could they NOT have known she had a broken sternum!? Makes you wonder about some Doctor's... Wow, that is certainly some terrible luck!

Makes me feel lucky our trip only required one ambulance call :P oh, and a very minor car accident...maybe it is something about Viccy :question: :P

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks Shelley,

I'm glad your trip wasnt a total loss like mine...

Cheers

Chris

[Suzy]

I have far less tact than Nettie ....

:love: :evil: :innocent: :wink2: :love: :evil2:

If I park my scope next to yours I hope you'll let me share my XW's with you ... you just have to move in very close :love2: so we can both appreciate the view. :D Aye, what a hotty. :prey2:
Chris already knows what I think of him due to an embarrassingly ill (or well) timed chat room remark.:ashamed: I think I made him blush when he entered :shrug:. Get a group of girls together, and well you know...:shrug:

Play nice and give us a pic H (aye, another hottie!)

Sorry about your holiday Chris. That story was so full of suspense that I nearly broke out in a cold sweat!

[danielsun]

Geez Chris , what a horror trip!!! Sounds like absolutely nothing more could have gone wrong! :(
Hope your wife is recovering well.

[DavidU]

Jeez Chris ! It sounds like my life LOL. What a shocker. So....I gather you will not come to Melbourne? LOL (don't blame you)

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks Suz....I think a cosy viewing night like that sounds nice, as long as it is in Queensland....OK???? Thanks for the compliment....coming from a hottie like you....;) :evil:



Thanks Daniel, She has fully recovered now, although does get the old ache every now and then, just glad it wasn't worse... Cheers



Hi David, nope, not planning any star parties south of the border or popping down any time soon. I'm sure everyone would understand...

Thanks for the kind wishes everyone.

PS. Sorry for effectively hijacking this thread with my holiday from hell....should have posted it in it's own thread...

[Jen]

:eyepop:OMG Chris you poor buggers i would never leave my house again if i had all that drama on one trip YIKES :help:

[Screwdriverone]

Hi Jen,

Yeah, we dont have too many plans for any holidays soon, were going away for my birthday over Easter, but don't wanna risk it....

Cheers

Chris

[astroron]

:hi:Chris,Pitch your tent in the back yard for your holidays, you should be safe there;):lol::lol::lol:
Cheers:thumbsup:

[Screwdriverone]

Great idea Ron,

AND its my favourite four letter F word......

FREE! ;)

Cheers

Chris

[ballaratdragons]

I think it's time we used this thread for what it was intended for :poke: :lol:

It was about a thousand posts back since the last pic of someone :rofl:

Geez, help! I'm starting to sound like a moderator :doh:

[Suzy]

:lol: Yes I agree, someone else needs to post a pic now...
How about a pic of you Ken? :D:D:D

[ballaratdragons]

There's already 2 different pics of me in this thread somewhere. :lol:
From about 5 or 6 years ago :thumbsup:

EDIT: Here ya go, one from Camp last month :D

[Screwdriverone]

Ahh Yeah, sorry about that...

Thanks Ken, still waiting on the Humayun pic...

Cheers

Chris

[Octane]

Yeah, nah, don't think so.

H

[Rick Petrie]

Aw shucks....well alright then.:P

[Suzy]

Good on you Ric! That cap suits you very well by the way. :)

[jjjnettie]

:thumbsup:

[Rick Petrie]

Ah thanks Suz and Nettie....the cap stops the glare (for others benefit);):)

[Gem]

Well, there ain't that many pics of myself since I usually have the camera... But there is one of my youngest son. We were living in Zambia for several years and my wife returned to QLD for a wedding. She was phoning up to see the boys were all ok... Luckily you can't SEE over a phone!!! :rofl:
"Yeah mum... everything is fine here!"

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: nice pic love it LOL

[AstralTraveller]

I haven't posted a shot for quite a while so it's time to give everyone another laugh.

1. At my sister's 50th. We were supposed to come as someone (Patsy from Ab Fab was there). I was trying to effect a Blues Brothers look. Yes I'll keep the day job.

2. With the Birthday Girl, who seems to be denying the family connection.

3. With an old friend. He was so much more fun before the hip replacements.

4. A couple of weeks ago at Kinchega National Park (Menindee Lakes)

[jjjnettie]

I love that last photo of you. :D

[AstralTraveller]

Awww thanks. Between my modelling skills and the better half's photgraphic skills photos of me normally look woeful. I think this one is a case of giving enough monkeys enough typewriters - one is bound to work eventually. Even I don't mind that shot.

[Logieberra]

From my former life...

[AstralTraveller]

You used to really pull the crowds! A bit like my former basketball career - even the refs didn't look too closely!

[Logieberra]

Baseball will never compete with Cricket in Australia. This was a local club, where I played for kicks on my return to Australia :)

[cybereye]

Just to keep the sporting montage going, here is a picture of me playing for Central Districts in the prestigious South Australian Rugby League in 1984. I have been asked who did my hair in those days - I replied truthfully that the opposition forwards had a lot to do with my styling!!

Cheers,
Mario

PS Note that our crowds weren't much bigger!!

[GrahamL]

A former nsw country rep and good friend told me once when coming off the field for the last time ..from now on
"the older I get the faster I was "... you look a positively bristling mass of pace and agility there Mario :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[cybereye]

Believe me when I say I was a very fast winger in those days - even faster than I remember!!

[supernova1965]

Here is a very early photo of me:eyepop: What happened I still feel like I did then except when I look in the mirror

[jjjnettie]

Warren, you look like Justin Beiber! :scared3:

[supernova1965]

HA HA I wish I had his future:rofl:I think he dresses better too

[Sausageman]

Someone dared me, so I obliged.
Frankenfurter is a hard act to follow.

Mike

[supernova1965]

Hey Mike,

You look a little like Red Symon's:P:rofl:

[Suzy]

Mario looks just like Greg Brady!! :eyepop:
And whoa Warren does look like the Bieber :eyepop:
Awwww he' so cute I just want to squeeze those little cheeks of his (back then! ... back then!) :D
Running as fast as my twigs for legs can take me now....:face:
I love that last pic of David, so great to put a pic to your face David! ;):)

Mike, :rofl: oh you're a very brave man! Great pic. :lol:

[jjjnettie]

Mike, omg, how many VB's did it take before you could put the costume on?
So brave, you deserve a medal man.
:rofl: I just noticed your lighter tucked into your tights.

[Sausageman]

Who pinched my baccy, it was there!

[FlashDrive]

OMG

Shades of " Rocky Horror Picture Show "

How's it go ...... " Let's do the Time Warp Again " :P It's just a jump to the left :P

[h0ughy]

there are some things that just shouldnt be posted.....

[cybereye]

Where's Marcia...?!!

[Suzy]

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (done in best Jan exasperation). :lol:
Poor Jan, it always comes down to Marcia doesn't it. :shrug:

Okay, I'm game, I'll play along with the fancy dress/youth/sports theme at the moment as well ...

A pic of me at 16 .... she's my ultimate hero :D. Watch what you say- that tiara can be used as a weapon you know.. :P In her satin tights, fighting for your rights, lalalalala :whistle:
I'm so going to regret this tomorrow... :rolleyes:
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And as for the second pic, I'm an eighties tragic... big hair, big jewellery, big clothes. :P
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And then there's me the cricket tragic ... :screwy:
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[cybereye]

Suzy,

I love the cricket bat cake, especially the width! If I'd played with something like that I may have been allowed to come in a bit earlier than number 11! However, my little left-arm orthodox tweaks may have ended up on the other side of the boundary if the opposition used the same... :question:

The second photo is very nice! Is that an engagement ring strategically positioned in the photo?

As for your Wonder Woman - that is something special!!

Cheers,
Mario (aka Greg)

[Ric]

Great pictures Suzy.:thumbsup:

I feel safe and secure knowing that Wonder Women is still out there protecting the world. :D

[Jen]

:lol: ok i will play dress ups :lol:
A movie theme for my step-fathers 50th :thumbsup:
The wicked witch of the west is trying to steal Dorothy's shoes :lol: I had the best night that night and i won the trophy for best dressed female :P as i also played the part aswell the little show off that i was for the evening :rofl:

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[cybereye]

OK Jen, Suzy and Mike, I'll see your dress-up and birthday photos and raise with one of my own!

This was taken back in 1981 at my 21st. My Geology friends decided it would be fun to come to my party dressed as gangsters/mafia without my knowledge. Little did they know at the time that there were some Italians at the party, dressed normally, that would out do them!!

Note the Reschs Pilsener in my hand, one of many for the night. Can you still get "silver bullets" in Sydney? Was Reschs the reason that I like the Horsehead nebula?

Cheers,
Mario

[Suzy]

Greg, errr I mean Mario :P:lol:
Yes, that's an engagement ring. Wasn't positioned for the photo tho- I have a habit of resting my head on my hand. When in primary school my teacher used to always stop me, he said it was no good for the wrinkles.:rolleyes::lol: Aye, his words still to this day haunt me, but they do nothing to stop me.:shrug:
Hubby took the photo back in 1987, the same year we got married.

Ken, I see you have put a pic up after I asked you for one- thank you so much- it's a wonderful photo of you. :)

Thanks everyone for your comments on my photos. :)
These dress up photos from everyone are so much fun aren't they? I'm having a blast looking at them all, very entertaining!

Jen :lol: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
When I saw your pics I laughed so hard I almost injured myself. That pic next to Dorothy is a goody too- love them both. You are soooo funny!

Mario, that woman looks like she has the hots for you, she's in very close and tight like :question::lol: That must have been a really big surprise when everyone walked in all dressed up! You don't look so much like Greg Brady there tho- the hair thing wasn't happening. A very nice pic of you Mario, even tho in the photo you look too young to be drinking!!!:P:lol: I don't remember those beers.:shrug:

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol: funny photos LOL :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[FlashDrive]

That's more like it .... All the " Glamor " shots are starting to appear.

eeeerrrr ... !!! hey girls .... :P:lol::rofl:

[FlashDrive]

Yeah ... OK ..... Alright .... here I am

BTW .... she's my daughter ... !

[shelltree]

LOL at all the dress up shots, I love it! :rofl:

I don't have a dress up shot but here's another silly photo of Jason and I taken after a chilly sunrise at Coolum! :) And me doing my thang :D

[jjjnettie]

You guys are gorgeous!

[Ric]

Great to put a face to the name Shelley, Jason looks very much like a Bond evil mastermind. :D

You don't happen to own a white Chinchilla cat with a diamond collar. :lol:
(I was watching "Diamonds are Forever" this afternoon) ;)

[oosh]

Looks like the secret's out now. Actually wait.. no, I was just pulling faces at Shell one day when the wind changed - and whadya know, those stories ARE true. I swear it. :D (hopefully this has averted any suspicion of my identify as Blofeld)

[Ric]

:rofl::rofl:

Cheers

[bartman]

Jason .......I'm confused now.....are you Jason or Shelly's Jason or Blomfeld?
????
Bartman

[oosh]

All 3 :D

[bartman]

MMWA HAHAHAHA, MMWA HAHAHAHA
:question:

[Suzy]

Waiting on a pic from you now, Bart...... :D

[Liz]

Well, Jason and Shelley, blow me down. :shrug:

[shelltree]

??? Not what you expected!? :P

[oosh]

Must've been my wonky eyes..

[Liz]

:lol::lol: Shelley, did not even cross my mind. 2 random IIS members??? Would be like jjj and ...... Bartman?? :question:

You guys make a bful couple with lots in common. :thumbsup: :love2:

[shelltree]

:lol: True romance on IIS? But of course ;) :D

[oosh]

Shucks Liz, thanks! But who said anything about romance? :P :D

[Suzy]

Doh! :doh: In my last post I forgot to mention what beautiful pics (even tho you're pulling a face Jason!) they are of you and Shell. Thanks for sharing them. Great to see pics of Shell "doing her thing" at the beach.

You guys must be IIS's only couple? Aaaaawwwwww so sweeeeeeeeeet.
Ah oh, SCOPE WARS! :fight:

[oosh]

:D I nearly always like the face-pulling photos better these days, so I just go with it.

[bartman]

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Maybe we should start up a matchmaking thread????
I'm single......:D

:question: you did mean Shelly and Jason right:question:
Or am I missing something here:thanx:

Bartman

[Suzy]

We need the picture of you first Bart. :P
Still waiting... :D


Yes, she meant them. :)

[shelltree]

:argue:

FINE THEN, BE LIKE THAT.

:D



The only one we know about anyway ;) :P

We are going to share a scope, providing I can call it Ganymede :)

[oosh]

But a 10" won't be big enough to call Ganymede!

[AstralTraveller]

Technically ... no. But in practice ... yes My better half is registered but is somewhat quiet, as in zero posts. http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/member.php?u=10441

We tried his and her scopes. Mostly it was found to be too much work for him. And now we have the 16" there isn't room in the car for two scopes. Between turns at the eyepiece we talk to the other observers, look through binos and Yasmin writes up her observing notes.

[Screwdriverone]

Hmmm,

I know of another IIS couple.....

Not telling but......;)

Hee hee

Chris

[Jen]

;) ok its me and JJJ :rofl::rofl:

[jjjnettie]

:rofl: you'll have Chris swooning again Jen.

[Screwdriverone]

OOOH ERRRR, yummy, swoon is pending.....just need the pics ;)

OR, an invitation......:) :eyepop:

Cheers

Chris

[shelltree]

Lol!

[toryglen-boy]

LOL

found this old pic of me, take in Glasgow, in 1996, thats the Gorbals, in the background


:)

[Gem]

I'm the one on the left with my brother here at ATNF (Radio telescope at Narrabri) back in 1993.
It was a good night! I was only 18 at the time and worked a night shift at Pizza Hut in Sydney before driving up and arriving in the early hours of the morning. Found my brother at work (he worked at the telescope) and then lay on his landcruiser's bonnet watching the very dark sky (once we turned the lights off!) until nearly dawn.
Good memories... :)

[jjjnettie]

That's a great shot Grant.

[ngcles]

Hi All,

Last night was the 50th anniversary celebration dinner for the Sutherland Astronomical Society and we were treated to a great slide-show of our people and activities over that time.

Here's a photo of me taken by Peter Williams at the Sutherland Astronomical Society's Bombala total solar eclipse expedition, on the morning of the eclipse 23rd October 1976. I'm at right in the white tee and faded maroon cord-jeans aged 14 years and 2 months and lusting after that telescope. Later that year I started grinding an 8" f/6. The others in the photo are former society president Greg Hayward (at the eyepiece of his 8" f/7 newtonian) and Lance Raynor.

We were heavily clouded out in the afternoon and did not see the eclipse.
Great memories!

Best,

Les D

[Jen]

:rofl::rofl::rofl: lol Les i love the pants hahaha :P

[bartman]

Hey Duncan, is that the coppers putting a parking ticket on your car?
;)
Bartman

[bloodhound31]

Here's a "Where's Wally?" photo in my new home-made yowie suit.

And a little fellow I was helping out down the coast last year. Picked a whole heap of ticks out from under his scales and in his ears. No doubt it hurt, but I'm sure he was grateful.

Baz/

[ballaratdragons]

Where's the Wally!

:rofl:

[bloodhound31]

:rofl: ONYA!!

[Erwin Kats]

Me standing next to a ASA DDM 160 mount, and a 20'' RC.
everybody needs dreams right?

http://www.astro-land.net/wp-content/gallery/do-it-yourself/mg_0039-k.jpg

[sasup]

OK here is me and my boy. Peter is in there somewhere

[deniseselmo]

Supporting my soccer team : Sport Club Internacional on a very cold night!!!100386

[astroron]

You sure look cold there Denise :cold::cold::cold:
Did your team SCI win to make it worth your while faceing the cold :question:
Cheers :thumbsup:

[shelltree]

LOL, nice shot Les, that's awesome! :rofl:

Here's a picture of me taken on Saturday after getting my hair done. I have orange hair now but you can't really tell :P Showing off my awesome yellow jumper and a slightly thinner face :D

[Octane]

Goodness me, you're unrecognisable, Shell.

Wow.

H

[shelltree]

I hope that's a good thing :D Thanks H, it's been a long hard road but I'm determined to see it to the end :)

[Davler]

Hi folks I've been a member of ice in space for a while now but I only read the posts. This is the first time I,ve written anything in it. However this time I want to picked the brains of the most experienced astronomers out there. I'm looking to purchase some acreage to set up an observatory for some astrophotography work. What I'd like to know is where I should by in Victoria that would have the most number of clear nights in a year. And if possible different areas in decending order of clear nights.

[bartman]

k so here is a few seriously bad pics of moi.
I dont have any Rembrandt or Renoir self portraits, but I just quickly dug these up using the Picasa 'Mug shot Finder' feature.
I have not fixed the pics so they are as they came out of the camera....some pretty bad......
I know........stop making excuses......
Bartman

[ballaratdragons]

Hi David,

Just letting you know why you haven't recieved any answers to your question about where to buy land.

You put your post in the wrong section. This section you posted it in is for photos of members and isn't read very often.
You need to start a thread in the 'General Chat' section HERE (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=4)

In 'General Chat' just click on 'New Thread' near the top and title your thread as a question: Ideal dark site in Victoria?
That way you will get replies :thumbsup:

Cheers
Ken

P.S. I have also sent this info to you in a Private Message. :)

[bloodhound31]

Yeah come on H.... just do it..

[bloodhound31]

Latest on my still developing cam gear. Good for hiding on the side of popular bushwalking tracks and scaring the living daylights out of tourists....

[Suzy]

Bart, finally some photos of you :eyepop: and and and shirtless too :eyepop: :lol:
Good on you Bart, thanks for sharing.;)

[sasup]

from New Zealand to FIJI

[Mliss]

hahahaha you'll start something now Suzy... or maybe that was your plan all along :P :thumbsup: :evil:

[jjjnettie]

Yeah, but I'm not going to be posting one. :P

[Octane]

:eyepop: :eyepop:

H