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And a quick update from the event...
Night 1: A crappy forecast gave way to a still, not too cold evening with decent seeing. Heaps of locals here for the public viewing which is always good fun and more night than most people could handle. I bailed at about 1:30am with a clear sky and Orion etc starting to get quite nicely up into the sky. It's a fun time of year with lots of great stuff to see.
Night 2: Windy, lumpy clouds early and then solid clouds plus a gale drove everyone off the field like lemmings (all bobbing around with their red lights)... A mate of mine had come to visit, so we went back out later when it cleared a little but gave up quickly in the wind. Oh well ... I pity the folks who were in tent city last night - it's still howling this morning.
Forecast is to clear for 2 brilliant nights from here, hopefully the wind drops. Really beautiful location for a star party ... great field setup, great accom and facilities - food and so-on all sorted and a great little bar of an evening !
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