ICEINSPACE
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17-08-2008, 01:13 PM
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Slept in this morning, missing the eclipse.
Perfect condition here all night so I planned to go to my favourite spot with a great horizon early this morning for the eclipse.
Had my gear organised and everything but sure enough I ended up falling asleep on the couch. 
Anyone else missed it or did the weather spoil it?
Hope those that saw it had a great view.
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17-08-2008, 01:22 PM
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Fast Scope & Fast Engine
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Location: Broken Hill N.S.W
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Sorry Andrew Killed a million brain cells last night and i,m still seeing double.....bt i missed it also
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17-08-2008, 01:24 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
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Andrew, Andrew, Tch,Tch,  don't worry mate I missed it to, but I had an excuse of bad weather 
Leon 
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17-08-2008, 03:06 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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I slept thru it too, Andrew Unfortunately motivation is difficult to find at the moment.
I remembered at 2am but forgot to set the alarm.
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17-08-2008, 03:28 PM
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an overactive imagination
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Erlistoun WA
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I had big plans to but slept right through the alarm.
Great captures by all who've posted so far!
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17-08-2008, 03:36 PM
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Star Struck
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canberra
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I had perfect conditions all night yesterday and early this morning but I slept in. I was out imaging fairly late so I didn't really feel like getting up early for the eclipse.
However the images that have been posted have made up for it. 
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17-08-2008, 03:51 PM
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Geoff
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Location: South Tacoma NSW
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I missed it as well. Spent ages getting all the new bits & pieces together and just went to sleep.
Even had mount decently aligned thanks to your tutorial Andrew
When's the next time??
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17-08-2008, 04:51 PM
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Meteor & fossil collector
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Location: Bentleigh
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I woke at 6:30 and peered out the window to see nothing but cloud to the horizon. Got up again at 7:00 and still no better so I turned the electric blanket up a couple of notches and went back to bed!
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17-08-2008, 04:53 PM
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Let there be night...
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hobart, TAS
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Eclipse?
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17-08-2008, 05:04 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
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 I missed it too. I stayed up late last night downloading podcasts, etc (making the most of my off peak downloads ) and forgot all about it  .
Oh well, after going to bed at 2:00am I don't think I'd have gotten up anyway at 4:00...
Al.
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17-08-2008, 05:55 PM
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Grey Nomad
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: "Where ever the wind blows".
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Well I have to admit when I finally remembered about it with 15 mins to go I went outside and braved the -.08° temp. but I didn't stay out long.
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17-08-2008, 07:54 PM
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He used to cut the grass.
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Location: Hobart
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If the moon passes through the earth's shadow and nobody sees it does it really happen?
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17-08-2008, 08:43 PM
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daniel
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Macedon shire, Australia
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I set the alarm for 05:30, got up to organise the camera, looked outside - think I had about 25 secs of viewing before the moon became covered with a very large grey cloud - 
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17-08-2008, 11:10 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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Location: Swan Hill
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 i stayed up all nite till 5:30am then i couldnt stay awake no more hopefully next time it wont be so early in the morning
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17-08-2008, 11:42 PM
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Narrowfield rules!
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What a woefull thread, >it was "this" big<, woozes  .
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18-08-2008, 09:11 AM
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Registered User
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Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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Hmm I must be a bit of a sad case, I watched from start till the moon set. It was really good.
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18-08-2008, 01:50 PM
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Amongst the stars
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Glen Innes, N.S.W.
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Ha, another sad case here..
Had big plans on imaging a lovely moon in eclipse setting on the horizon!
Only to sleep in to 6:30
Oh well!
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18-08-2008, 05:12 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Location: Rockingham WA
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My hand is up too - slept-in
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18-08-2008, 07:02 PM
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Support your local RFS
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Location: Wamboin NSW
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Spent the whole day working in the back paddock, you could have let a bomb next to me and I wouldn't have stirred.
When's the next one?
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18-08-2008, 08:31 PM
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WadeH
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Currajong/Townsville Qld
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Sure was an supreme effort to get out of that nice warm bed on Sunday morning. It was 02:30 hrs over here to catch the beginning but worth every moment as peoples pictures in solar system section show.
As an added bonus in between eclipse imaging and watching I saw half a dozen or so Persied meteors!
Very Happy!!! 
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