Is an 8.1m telescope too big for a gift?

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #1 21-03-2012, 01:02 AM

I've landed an hour or so of one-on-one time with the 8.1m Gemini North telescope for my Birthday

Ok, that's not entirely true, I was offered some time for the NACAA programme, but the guys in Hawaii couldn't do the Saturday during the event so I decided to keep it as a present to myself! Am I terribly selfish???

Just to try and keep some good karma, I thought I'd invite my IIS buddies to the show (no further presents necessary

). It's on from 3:30 at UQ in St Lucia, the AAQ's usual meeting place and is free and open to anybody. If you don't know where that is, here are the instructions! http://www.nacaa.org.au/2012/talks/1093

Louwai (Bryan) · #2 22-03-2012, 09:37 PM

And why doesn't it suprise me that you would secure time on that scope.....

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #3 22-03-2012, 10:12 PM

If we could just find another 254 20" SDM's we could get the same light gathering power...