Congratulations on a most enjoyable week.
To the organizers and sponsors, your efforts are very much appreciated.
It makes for a most relaxing week of wine and cheese tasting.
Oh yes and some Astronomical observations as well.
Good company, fine wine, pleasant dinners (Mr Ford & Johnston)
who could ask for more.
Paul don’t pinch my spot next year and Chris I have your table you left behind.
Ron Knight don't forget it's the front of the solar panel that points towards the sun.
Mark, buy a real telescope.
See you all next year.
1. Brenden (thunderchildobs)
2. Graeme (gsb)
3. Gerald Sargent (Gerald Sargent)
4. Mark Bateman @ back and Adam Budd (batema @ buddman)
5. Adrian (adelain)
6. Processing central
7. The h0ughinator
8. Rob (RobF)
1. Adrian (AdrianF)
2. Jeanette and the Tot (jjjnettie)
3. Group mug shot. We were missing quite a few. (Closetters )
4. Phil and Liz; sorry for the quality of the shot guys (acropolite and HRH)
5. mozzie
6. Wes (Zubenel)
7. Ron (astroron) and his raffle prize; "The Patriot"
8. Tony and yours truly (firstlight and [1ponders]) and no, I didn't win anything. I was just picking up the h0ugh's send prize for the night.
And yes Dave, you owe me big time for your first prize selection. You nearly got a video.
1. Adrian (AdrianF)
2. Jeanette and the Tot (jjjnettie)
3. Group mug shot. We were missing quite a few. (Closetters )
4. Phil and Liz; sorry for the quality of the shot guys (acropolite and HRH)
5. mozzie
6. Wes (Zubenel)
7. Ron (astroron) and his raffle prize; "The Patriot"
8. Tony and yours truly (firstlight and [1ponders]) and no, I didn't win anything. I was just picking up the h0ugh's send prize for the night.
And yes Dave, you owe me big time for your first prize selection. You nearly got a video.
Ron Knight don't forget it's the front of the solar panel that points towards the sun
Mike , I know that you are used to covert operations but your dastardly sabotage of my charging device was not appreciated
See you next year
The three days I attended where very enjoyable, it was good to catch up with so many people , but disappointing to miss some who left early
Thanks to the volunteers and committee for a job well done
Congratulations on a most enjoyable week.
To the organizers and sponsors, your efforts are very much appreciated.
It makes for a most relaxing week of wine and cheese tasting.
Oh yes and some Astronomical observations as well.
Good company, fine wine, pleasant dinners (Mr Ford & Johnston)
who could ask for more.
Paul don’t pinch my spot next year and Chris I have your table you left behind.
Ron Knight don't forget it's the front of the solar panel that points towards the sun.
Mark, buy a real telescope.
See you all next year.
Michael.
The real SAS.
Mike, we will be in contact off the forum soon as you won one of the prizes... the ioptron with 90mm refractor. Send me a pm.
I had a great time during the two days/nights that I was the astrofest for. Met some great people while there, and I would like to say thankyou to Tony who we set up next to who gave us a great star hopping tour on thursday night (I would have found maybe a quarter of the objects in the same time!)
To think i packed all these warm clothes and in the end just had to wear a t-shirt and jumper at night!
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Reason: Added a pic
1. I ponder... therefore I am, (sorry about the focus, but at least I wasn't using the self timer...)
2. Hough Central
3. Kissin Cockies
4. Argonavis (Will) conversing with his Argonavis
5. Al Meehan
6. UFO
7. Crouching Tony (hidden dragon???)
8. Unidentified Tosser
1. The river below the camp.
2. Widefield @ Duckadang 24mm, 30 secs @ iso 6400 ICNR.
3. Some of the crowd at Tossers Stadium.
4. Pylon Racing, Fairy Martin (or maybe Swallows) Style, these guys had to be seen to be believed, I counted 13 in this shot.
Thanks for taking and putting up the pics Paul and all. I need a holiday after astrofest! So much to do, so many people to learn off, gear to slobber over. Didn't know whether to sleep or get ready for the next night.
Great to be able to put faces to many of the IIS regulars too.
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, but disappointing to miss some who left early 
