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Waxing Gibbous 79.3%
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24-09-2007, 06:39 PM
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24/09/07 Who's viewing tonight?
I don't know about the rest of Australia but it is a beeauutiful night here in my backyard on the Sunshine Coast (mossies are a bit fresh though). Its a balmy 17.7 deg with hardly a breath of wind and not a cloud to be seen anywhere. There is a glorious moon beaming down atm so it looks as though there will be no long exposuring tonight  . Still I wouldn't be inside for quids. Might test a few bits of equipment or maybe even catch a moonbeam or to tonight.....What's everyone else up to tonight?
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24-09-2007, 06:52 PM
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Professor Chaos
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Location: Geelong
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clouds clouds and more clouds.
it might clear up later though, im hoping to try and locate uranus and neptune (ive never seen either before).
jarrod
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24-09-2007, 07:15 PM
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Quietly watching
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Yarra Junction
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patchy cloud outside, 12 deg and dropping . will poke my head out after 9 to check out moon see if i can do a quick grab of schroter valley.
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24-09-2007, 07:27 PM
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daver
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Location: Perth
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Wet in Perth
Rain, wind and chance of storms - probably not tonight! 
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24-09-2007, 07:35 PM
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Seize The Night
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Lightning, Thunder & Hail Storms "across the ditch".
Please send clear skies immediately!
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24-09-2007, 07:42 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Ahhh Qld...beautiful one night ......
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24-09-2007, 07:46 PM
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sword collector
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Quote:
Originally Posted by [1ponders]
Ahhh Qld...beautiful one night ...... |
And totally ???? the other.
Just like Melbourne 
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24-09-2007, 07:55 PM
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Sippin' on a Beez Neez and getting ready for Brownlow night 
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24-09-2007, 09:28 PM
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Paul, it is splendid here as well, you have just inspired me to play out side.
Leon 
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24-09-2007, 09:34 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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You can still get nice 1 and 2 min shot of globs tonight
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24-09-2007, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Adelaide
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nice night here in Adelaide too, just dragged out the 12".
it's the first night i've really had a chance to check out my new pentax 10xw,
first thoughts = 
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24-09-2007, 09:47 PM
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Its only a column of dust
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Iceland
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was the usual Melbourne stratocumulus deck until about 7:30pm when all the crud finally cleared. Now it's clear with bright moonlight.
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24-09-2007, 09:49 PM
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Quietly watching
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Yarra Junction
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I cant believe it sky has cleared, no wind, beautiful night.... scope cooling nicely...framed object.... power goes out whole my side of valley out...computer that drives everything lifeless..... Some twits probably hit a power pole....only the laptop left but not with enough power for dmk....
next month.
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24-09-2007, 10:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarrod
clouds clouds and more clouds.
it might clear up later though, im hoping to try and locate uranus and neptune (ive never seen either before).
jarrod
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A bit close to the moon for an easy find tonight I'd say. I've found them both recently for the first time. Uranus is nice because I can resolve a clear disc and make out a bit of colour, but neptune is a bit harder and I can only just make a fuzzy disc out of it. Neither was too hard to find even with a Dob.
Clear here, been moon watching. Superb detail in my new 6 mm LV, pity about the wobbly backdrop effect though!
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24-09-2007, 10:15 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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It is a fantastic night here Paul.
I have the DSI out there doing its thing (well, I'm trying anyway).
The first run of images was a total disaster, but I am still going.
It is rather cold though. The digital thermometer says 1.3c
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24-09-2007, 10:19 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Well it's ten times warmer than that here atm Ken
I'm finished outside for the night now. It was lovely out there. Time for a bit of processing now
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24-09-2007, 10:27 PM
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Its only a column of dust
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Iceland
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1.3慢? Ouch! Here it's about 12慢 according to Berwick's weather station The absolute lowest we got anytime this year is 1.6慢
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24-09-2007, 10:46 PM
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Location: Monto
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I've been at a Photography Club meeting tonight. You should see some of the cameras, and the lenses!!!!!!!!!!!
But the scope should be cooled by now and I'm just about to go outside myself.
A gorgeous night.
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