Cambroon this weekend

[astroron (Ron)]

Anyone not going to AstroFest and wants to come out to Cambroon this weekend, is most welcome
Ron

[AlexN]

Whats the temperatures been like at your place since you got back? Im fearing the astrofest deep freeze already!

[astroron (Ron)]

At the moment it is 8.5c with wind gusts upto 16kms per hour.Dew point2.2 so it is fairly cold.
It looks like it will get even colder by tomorrow night.
Top temp today was 17.5c.
When are you of to Astrofest?
Ron

[AlexN]

wednesday through sunday if i can stand the cold for that long.... Also I dont have an dew heater setup made yet, So i dont know how i'll go..

Will try my best to get in 2 nights of observing, 2 nights of planetary imaging and 2 nights of deep sky imaging.. (provided the weather holds out for 6 days )

[Tandum (Robin)]

I was going to pick up a cheap hair dryer tomorrow, the chief won't let me take hers

[AlexN]

yeah.. I think I've got one of those.... somewhere...

[Xeelee (Chris)]

Not this weekend Ron, friends from outta town are dropping in.

Have a good time

Chris

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

Im fearing the astrofest deep freeze already!

My first Astrofest it got down to -7, My star charts, wet from dew, were frozen into a solid stack, which in turn was frozen to the table.

The IGA at Kilcoy sells cheap travel hair dryers.
Kilcoy Auto Care, ( a camping store too) on the right as you cross the bridge coming into Kilcoy, may still have some 12 volt hair dryers left.

Glad your home again Ron. See you maybe next month.

[007Borg]

Hi Ron, heard you had a trip to the NT ?? hope it went well, and you got some good observing in.

We just got back from astrofest today... great time, excellent observing, and my home made dew heater even WORKED .

With the bad timing of rain lately it was good to get a couple of nights viewing in.

Will have to catch up next month if you're open for observing

Shaun & Michael