Stockport and Dugnsuz

[Tamtarn]

We made a quick trip to SA last week to stay with friends. They live in Hamley Bridge 80k's north of Adelaide and they're 5 mins from Stockport Observatory.

They had arranged for us to go along to a members meeting at the observatory last Saturday to meet everyone and check out the equipment there. Unfortunately the skies were clouded in and the meeting was called off. It was such bad luck as the skies were clear on Friday and Sunday nights.

Anyway we managed to take some daytime shots




The main observatory houses a 20in Newt-Cass reflector computer controlled and equiped with a SCT-6 CCD camera


The smaller observatory houses an 18in Newtonian


The slide off observatory houses a 15in Newtonian

The site also contains three telescope pads with power a furnished hut with sleeping accomodation and shower and toilet Facilities.

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We also called in to see " dugnsuz " Got to check out Doug's new Canon 40D.....What a monster compared to our basic Pentax We see he's posted some great images already.

All in all we had a nice break..arrived home to collect our DSI Pro from the PO. Now we have to set it all up and get out there autoguiding

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Great to catch up with you two.
Hope you are getting good use of the "pressie"!
Good luck with the autoguiding experience.
I hope to get out for a mammoth session tonight after kids are tucked up cosy in bed. Dream on Doug!!!!!!!
Cheers
Doug

[leon]

Hey Barb and Dave, he is not a bad old bugger, is he, even though he is Scottish,

Leon

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Ahhh bugger, missed you, was going to goto the members night but cloud forecast I decided not to go. Never mind, should meet at Snake Valley

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by leon

Hey Barb and Dave, he is not a bad old bugger, is he, even though he is Scottish,

Leon

LOL!!!!

"...altogether now..."Oh yes he is!!!!"

Doug

[Tamtarn]

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Great to catch up with you two.
Hope you are getting good use of the "pressie"!

Still working on it Doug
Did you get your marathon session in last night ??

Originally Posted by leon

Hey Barb and Dave, he is not a bad old bugger, is he, even though he is Scottish,

Leon

He's a great bloke Leon (better not give him to many compliments it may go to his head ) Something else I have in common with Doug is my father was born in Scotland "Och Aye "

Originally Posted by Astroman

Ahhh bugger, missed you, was going to goto the members night but cloud forecast I decided not to go. Never mind, should meet at Snake Valley

Would have been great to catch up there Andrew...never mind...see you at Snake Valley

David

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

"Did you get your marathon session in last night ??"

Hi David and Barb,

Set up everything, laptop etc - the lot!! Only to watch an unmovable blanket of cloud roll in as I was drift aligning!!! Stuck it out glimpsing the star through tiny gaps in the cloud for an hour or so before giving up the ghost! Thick cloud was there in the morning and...(after a quick look out the back door!)...is still there now 7:23pm Sunday - Bugger.
Not the best of weekends - I gave away a very clear Friday night as I was tired from the stresses of the working week.
Ce'st la vie and och aye the noo to you too!!!!

Doug

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

I gave away a very clear Friday night as I was tired from the stresses of the working weekhttp://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....milies/sad.gif.
Ce'st la vie and och aye the noo to you too!!!!

Sounds like my life also. Damn work always getting in the way