[mental4astro (Alexander)]

Hi folks,

Katoomba Airfield is being made available to us again for Saturday 26th of November.

All going well I'm hoping to get there for 7pm.

If you haven't been there before, access is via Medlow Bath, turning into Railway Pde. Follow down for a short distance and then left into Rutland St (also called Grand Canyon Rd). The entrance to the Airfield is 4km from here, with the last 3km being an unsealed road. Be mindful that being unsealed the surface can have experienced erosion.

On entering the Airfield, turn HARD LEFT and follow the perimeter track and go through past the "No Entry" sign. Follow the track up right past the office buildings to the main runway. We set up on the concrete slab on the left on the edge of the runway.

The first picture below shows the setup slab and the view to the east, and the second picture to the west.

Kids are welcome. We are welcome to use the main office building to crash out in as there are plenty of lounges to lay down on, so the kids don't need to sleep in the car if it is a very good evening seeing wise. Loos for ladies and kids are available. Note that their is no power on site, it is a totally BYO exercise.

There is no entry fee, but the hat does get passed around to contribute to the case of the Airfield manager's prefered brew.

One last note if you haven't attended a star party before, white light torches are a no-no. Please mask your torches with at least two layers of red coloured cellophane.