Many thanks Ed, Dimithri & John. I hope to see you all there.
John, as Ed mentioned, we will be able to get our cars onto the observing field, but we won't be able to leave our cars there. The Botanic Garden rangers are very jealous of keeping cars off the fields, so they insist that a ranger escort us onto the field to set up, and escort us off the field once we're done unloading.
When the viewing session is done, the ranger will again see us onto the field, and off again once we're packed up.
Dimithri, your 10" dob will be great! The Moon won't be a target that night as it is a New Moon Saturday. But Jupiter certainly will be!
If you are able to help out, one thing to consider bringing is a small step ladder for any shorties. A step ladder with a looping frame is great as it gives people something to hold onto, and not our scopes! I may bring my 17.5". If I do, I always bring my step ladder for outreach as the EP can be upto 1.8m high at zenith - I need a single step to reach it then too,
Which scopes? Upto you really. But a 30" scope, with the EP 4m up is something I would actually discourage.
Alex.