Snake Valley Astronomy Camp - Nov 2007

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by bird

Ken, I'll try and have a couple of entries done for the Lunar/Planetary section.

cheers, Bird

Thanks Bird, that would be great

[Dave47tuc (David)]

I will enter the competition with 2 photo's from an era gone by,
and yes I did take them.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Dave47tuc

I will enter the competition with 2 photo's from an era gone by,
and yes I did take them.

Excellent Dave. They can be taken at any time. 50 years ago if you want.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Now Less than 2 weeks to go

We still have some bunkhouses and LOTS of Camping space

Prizes
Bintel Shop
Astrophotography Exhibition and Competition
MyAstroShop SV100 Challenge
and much more . . . .

and most importantly - 4 nights of beautiful DARK sky

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Hey Ken, Put me back to a maybe at this stage. I had a car accident yesterday and the car needs to go in to be repaired, and also needs service, which puts the time line rather short. I will have to try and get a Loan car, which hopefully the other guys insurance will pay for.

[Tamtarn]

Hi Andrew

Sorry to hear about your accident, hope you weren't hurt.
Looking forward to meeting you if you can make it.

David.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Hey Ken, Put me back to a maybe at this stage. I had a car accident yesterday and the car needs to go in to be repaired, and also needs service, which puts the time line rather short. I will have to try and get a Loan car, which hopefully the other guys insurance will pay for.

OK Andrew

as long as you are alright

[night-vision]

Is there still room for a newbie to roll out a swag for a couple of nights?
I wont be able to confirm until the middle of next week though.
Oh and dinner on Saturday night?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by night-vision

Is there still room for a newbie to roll out a swap for a couple of nights?
I wont be able to confirm until the middle of next week though.
Oh and dinner on Saturday night?

Sure is Mick. Lots of camping space right on the observing field.

There is also 3 bunkhouses still empty (2 x 8 bunk and 1 x 6 bunk) for group bookings.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO


Due to unforseen personal matters, we have had a few cancellations, which has freed up another bunkhouse.

Still Available-
2 x 8 bed bunkhouses
1 x 6 bed bunkhouse
1 x 4 bed bunkhouse
1 x 2 bed Bunkhouse

and still LOTS of Camping Space!

[Dave47tuc (David)]

SV100
Hi all, next week is SV camp so I thought you would like more information on the SV100. It’s a challenge to take up on nights while observing at the camp. Most people look at the same old objects all the time. I have put together a list of objects, some of you may have seen and may not have.
The list is by no means a full list (only 100 objects) and you will find most of them not too hard to find. Some are hard to make it interesting.
There will be two ways to take up the challenge. One is a list with only the NGC numbers. The other is with NGC numbers and it will have information on what the object is. With today’s Go To scopes punch a number in and of you go. But I would hope those people only take the list with the NGC numbers. So your challenge is not to find the object but to identify the object.
Those without Go To you take the full list then the challenge is to find the objects.
I have been happy to announce the challenge is kindly sponsored by
Steve Massey at My Astro Shop.
Steve has donated a 1.25” UHC filter.
Also a signed copy by the authors of the new book
Atlas of the Southern Night Sky.
See the photo below. I will give a talk on the challenge on Saturday afternoon of the camp.
So I will see you there and take up the challenge and make you observing time more fruitful.
Good Luck.

[erick (Eric)]

Fingers crossed this will change for the better. Here is Ballarat's forecast:-

Friday, Nov 9
Cloudy with spotty showers. Winds from the ESE at 17 km/h.
High: 16 °C

Friday Night, Nov 9
Plenty of clouds. Winds from the E at 12 km/h.
Low: 5 °C

Saturday, Nov 10
Sun and clouds. Winds from the E at 12 km/h.
High: 20 °C

Saturday Night, Nov 10
Mainly clear. Winds from the E at 12 km/h.
Low: 10 °C

Sunday, Nov 11
Times of clouds and sun. Winds from the ENE at 11 km/h.
High: 22 °C

Sunday Night, Nov 11
Mostly cloudy. Winds from the NE at 9 km/h.
Low: 10 °C

Monday, Nov 12
Periods of rain. Winds from the NNW at 6 km/h.
High: 20 °C

Monday Night, Nov 12
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers. Winds from the SSW at 6 km/h.
Low: 6 °C

Tuesday, Nov 13
Sun and some clouds. Winds from the S at 11 km/h.
High: 20 °C

[mill (Martin)]

Stupid weather
A well we could still image some cows
Hoping for better weather.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

hmm better not enter the SV100, I am trying to unload my UHC filter and already have that book LOL.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Eric,

I don't know where you got that weather report from (possibly Accuweather), but the Report from Australia (Weather Channel TV, Weatherzone web etc) is for Fine and Sunny and average of 23 degrees for Fri, Sat, and Sun so far.

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Hi there

Weatherzone suggests something similiar to you Ken

Cheers Petra

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by spacezebra

Hi there

Weatherzone suggests something similiar to you Ken

Cheers Petra

yep, thanks Petra. I just did a re-check of several sites and all say the same. Except Accuweather which is an American site.

[mill (Martin)]

Ok we can STILL image some cows
And afcourse some dso's

[Tamtarn]

Glad to hear that Ken.

Maybe Eric should ditch that site.

We like your forecast better.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Got that forecast a week ago from a good mate of mine who works for the Bureau of Met, although does his own forecasts which sometimes turn out differently from the BoM, but he is almost always right, wizard of forecasting. Good to see his matching most