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[1ponders] (Paul) · #1 09-06-2005, 12:02 AM

The school holidays are starting soon and I'm sure that for many of you, you are already looking forward to the end of it.

What better way than to relax in the countryside

with some fellow telescopees.

There are moves afoot to have a night (or maybe two) at Astrorons fabulously dark site near Kenilworth on the balmy

sunshine coast hinterland. The tentative date ATM is the weekend of the 2nd of July. This is the last weekend before school goes back and three days before the new moon. Its a big weekend with all the planets visible at some point during the night, and an extremely close conjunction between Saturn, Venus and Mercury. Its a shame though the Americans won't come to the party and crash their probe a couple of days early

PM me or post here so we know who's coming.

ps Its about 1 1/4 -1 1/2 hours north of Bris Vegas.

iceman (Mike) · #2 09-06-2005, 09:22 AM

Sounds like a great weekend, wish I could make it

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and an extremely close conjunction between Saturn, Venus and Mercury

This is actually happening between 25th-27th June, this month.

See link: http://www.aaa.org/aaawhatsup0506.htm

Striker (Tony) · #3 09-06-2005, 01:24 PM

Paul remind me closer to the date...oh by the way...I will be charging you the normal $50 appearance fee for my services...you know the drill...may have to ask for Fuel allowance aswell...will let you know...lol

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 09-06-2005, 01:29 PM

That's Ok. It'll be your usual camping fee too so better bring along the vault.

Oh and $15 per milliwatt for running observational appliances and accessories

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 09-06-2005, 07:08 PM

Ok so far we have
Astroron
[1ponders]
grandpanancy
Striker (Elvis in disguise. Who else would charge that much for an appearance)
Astro_south
mhodson
Nightshift (pending)
Chrissyo (hopeful)

Iddon · #6 09-06-2005, 09:19 PM

50/50 at this time Paul.
All good intent, but have to see how the diary pans out

[1ponders] (Paul) · #7 09-06-2005, 09:39 PM

It'd be great if yo can make it Grant

astro_south (Andrew) · #8 09-06-2005, 09:53 PM

I will be a starter if my planned trip down to Coombell (to see Rob - aka xreckor) can't happen due to work - at the moment it is about 50/50. If I do come I could pick you up Dan on the way.

astroron (Ron) · #9 09-06-2005, 11:29 PM

Hi All who may want to come upto my place on the July weekend if you need a map to get here give me a PM with an email address and I will send you one. astroron

Iddon · #10 09-06-2005, 11:55 PM

I was just going to reprogram GPS part of the Lx200GPS and have it point me the way there. A new sort of GOTO.

astroron (Ron) · #11 10-06-2005, 12:19 AM

If you go into my profiles you will get my coordinates to the last metre. astroron

mch62 (Mark) · #12 10-06-2005, 09:01 AM

Paul ,I should be up at the lations that week end so put me down but will confirm closer to the date.

mch62 (Mark) · #13 10-06-2005, 09:05 AM

Hay Tony , if you go what second hand goodies will you have for sale

[1ponders] (Paul) · #14 10-06-2005, 09:40 AM

Cheers Mark I'll have the ransom ready

#15 10-06-2005, 01:43 PM

Put me down pending ->

<- and lately I don't feel so hopeful. Oh, please don't tell me it's a dry site? I have an equatorial wedge for my esky.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #16 10-06-2005, 04:44 PM

What's a dry site Nightshift

Hope you can make it. Pop in for a drink on Sunday or Monday.

astroron (Ron) · #17 13-06-2005, 10:34 AM

Hi Just thought I would add a pic of the clouds from Cambroon observatory so you can see the dark sky.astroron

[1ponders] (Paul) · #18 13-06-2005, 10:39 AM

If that don't encourage 'em Ron, nothing will

astroron (Ron) · #19 13-06-2005, 10:51 AM

Just hope the weather gods will be kind to us. astroron

[1ponders] (Paul) · #20 13-06-2005, 10:56 AM

The way its been the last couple of weeks, they owe us big time