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03-05-2011, 12:49 PM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: sydney, australia
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Blue Mountains, 7th May - Katoomba Airfield
Hi all,
It has been too long since a good photon fix has been had. If the sky is clear I'll be up at Katoomba Airfield this coming Saturday night.
Rod's asked me to mention that if you do go up, stick your head in the door of his office to say g'day so he knows who and how many folks are up there. I'd suggest taking a six pack too.
Any one got some firewood to throw into the combustion heater? Otherwise some will have to be bought.
Cheers,
Alex.
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03-05-2011, 04:28 PM
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Quick look up
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would love to come but im doing a coastal ocean trip and Ill be shattered
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03-05-2011, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dulwich Hill, Australia
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Yep, I'll be there if the clouds are still hiding!
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03-05-2011, 11:35 PM
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Location: Killara, Sydney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mental4astro
Any one got some firewood to throw into the combustion heater?
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Perhaps a telescope should be sacrificed to appease the weather gods  Anyone got an old wooden dob they no longer want ?
I'll show if I'm not flying on the day.
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04-05-2011, 12:49 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Depending on my uni work load I hopefully will be able to come.
Maybe I can cut myself slack and count it as practical astronomical study.
Count me as a maybe dependant on the weather and how the rest of my week goes.
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05-05-2011, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Port Macquarie
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At this stage I don't think that we will be able to come. Hope the weather is good for you all.
Les and Deb
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05-05-2011, 11:07 AM
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A Friendly Nyctophiliac
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Location: Toongabbie, NSW
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I'll be there. I won't be holding my breath though if history is any indication.
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06-05-2011, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I have 3 chapters of physics i need to work through. So as long as I can get that done, I will be free to come up. That and having enough dollars for petrol. Damn being a pov student.
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07-05-2011, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: sydney, australia
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It's looking good! It's looking GOOD!
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07-05-2011, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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I use this site from the Scenic Skyway at Katoomba to help me gauge the sky quality up there.
Right now the Megalong Valley is filled with "cotton wool" and the tops of the ridges forming islands. Just Beautiful.
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07-05-2011, 10:22 AM
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Location: Sydney
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I can't make it  due to emergency grandchild minding.
I've fixed my Synscan difficulties too.
Ah well
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07-05-2011, 11:29 AM
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Location: southern highlands, Australia
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Good luck to you guys  ,
Alas Katoomba is way too far for me(about 5 hour drive  ).
Cheers Orestis
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07-05-2011, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
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*sighs* Woke up with a sore throat. That counts me out.
I wish you clear skies and have fun guys.
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07-05-2011, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sydney
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if the sky looks clear when i finish work i'll try and get up there.
hmm..... which scope(s) to take?
is dew a big issue up there?
no wood here, but i'll chip in if i make it
if not enjoy
Last edited by yusufcam; 07-05-2011 at 01:18 PM.
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07-05-2011, 02:15 PM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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2" diagonal on SCT
Colin, your 8" dob!
I'm hoping to leave home by 4.
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07-05-2011, 03:53 PM
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Location: Killara, Sydney
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Webcam shows it is calm and clear, though somewhat hazy - not as transparent as it can be.
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07-05-2011, 03:54 PM
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A Friendly Nyctophiliac
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Location: Toongabbie, NSW
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hope to be there before 7
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07-05-2011, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Sydney
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I'll head up with my 10" dob
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08-05-2011, 06:07 PM
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Space is the place...
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Melbourne
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Hope the skies were clear at Katoomba...hope to get up there next time.
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09-05-2011, 10:48 AM
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A Friendly Nyctophiliac
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Toongabbie, NSW
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Turned out to be a nice evening. It clouded over for about an hour with a bit of high cloud. Great turn out though, the concrete block was once again full of scopes. Not one of them was the same either. Lots of good discussions about equipment and what not.
The sky was spectacular as usual with minimal light pollution for our proximity to Sydney. Milky way was clearly visible streaming across the sky from north east to south west. It only got better as the galaxy centre raised higher over Sydney.
Seeing did turned to rubbish later on though when the wind picked up. Looking at saturn at even x180 was a pointless exercise. Mind you when omega centuri was up at zenith the views were pants crapping material as Alex will happily attest to.
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