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Originally Posted by gary
Hi Dutch,
The big one to look for in SEQ is the Queensland Astrofest which will be held
22nd to 31st June 2011 at Lions Camp Duckadang which is near the tiny
town of Linville. It is a beautiful spot with fabulous dark skies and great amenity
and the friendliest bunch of people you will ever meet.
See http://www.qldastrofest.org.au/ 
Like the SPSP, there is a lot of gear to see there and a lot you can learn
from fellow enthusiasts.
One of the nice things about attending a star party is getting a chance to
look through a really big Dob, like a 25", or seeing a high-end astroimaging rig
in action. They may not be the types of gear that newcomers are about to rush
out and buy tomorrow, but it can give some sense of what type of experience
of the 'top end'. And that type of experience I can tell you now will have
you walking away with a big smile on your face and saying "Wow!".
Hope you can make it to Queensland Astrofest. It is one of the world's great
star parties.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place
Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080
Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
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MAKE IT ??? I've already called in dead for that time, and noted on the calender in red capital letters.
It's nice having some equipment (I've got a 10" Dob and also a dodgey 6" Reflector as on an EQ2 mount as well) and they get used nightly just flicking from here to there, but I would realy love to get the ED120 and HEQ5 GOTO up and running and learn to be provicient and comfortable with it and start imaging. This Saturday, SAS is having a field night, and I'm chomping at the bit to get there. POSITION VACANT - Wanted a Sensei to help Grasshopper work his GOTO. Payrate by way of lots of thank you's and appreciation
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Note to myself - buy OIII and UHC 2" Filters
Thank you for that information, Gary.
Dutch