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21-10-2008, 05:19 PM
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Lost in Namibia
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Albury NSW
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Hi there
I agree Mike - too early to tell.
Cheers Petra d.
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21-10-2008, 06:00 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 17,689
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sheeny
Time to start the appropriate sacrifices to the weather gods... Forecasts from Accuweather for Lostock.
Al.
Thursday, Oct 30
Mostly cloudy and not as warm
Low: 13 °C
High: 24 °C
Friday, Oct 31
Mostly cloudy
Low: 16 °C
High: 24 °C
Saturday, Nov 1
Partly sunny
Low: 16 °C
High: 28 °C
Sunday, Nov 2
Partly sunny
Low: 12 °C
High: 26 °C
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DAM!!! nup that's looking pretty ominous  ....not usually that wrong a week or so out 
Still "some" chance but I'm not holding my breath 
Grumble grummble...... 
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21-10-2008, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Canberra
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If its cloudy lets see if we cant arrange some imaging tutorials. Keen to pick up a few tips from the iceman on the finer points of Registax if I can twist his arm.
Heres hoping for nice weather though.
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21-10-2008, 09:23 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strongmanmike
DAM!!! nup that's looking pretty ominous ....not usually that wrong a week or so out
Still "some" chance but I'm not holding my breath
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Don't worry about it yet, Mike! It's still early days...  Besides even if it's cloudy there'll be plenty of stars at IISAC!  
Al.
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21-10-2008, 09:37 PM
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bewise betold neverbecold
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Terrigal NSW
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Petra ___________________________!
tell Dave to bring the trivia questions just in case
OH! and put some twisters in to catch out the mockers Dave
geoff
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22-10-2008, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Sydney
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What's the story with ice/refrigeration? Is there any available? I am partial to a frosty brew at the end of a hard day gawking at telescopes. I will bring my esky of course but it is good for a about a day and a half at most.
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22-10-2008, 06:04 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
Posts: 36,799
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Hi Monte
There's several fridges available for use in both the bottom and top farmhouses, so you're welcome to use them.
Obviously there'll be softdrink and water in them too.
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22-10-2008, 07:10 AM
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“We are star-stuff”
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Central Coast
Posts: 1,317
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Originally Posted by RB
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Good on ya RB  . I better start stocking up on stogies
Whats on the agenda?
Going to do any imaging?
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22-10-2008, 07:15 AM
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Moderator
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NEWCASTLE NSW Australia
Posts: 33,429
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Quote:
Originally Posted by montewilson
What's the story with ice/refrigeration? Is there any available? I am partial to a frosty brew at the end of a hard day gawking at telescopes. I will bring my esky of course but it is good for a about a day and a half at most.
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ice is available back down the road at the Lostock Dam caravan park
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22-10-2008, 07:26 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
Posts: 36,799
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Quote:
Originally Posted by h0ughy
ice is available back down the road at the Lostock Dam caravan park
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Yes of course! The Lostock Dam Caravan Park is obviously at the dam turnoff, about 5km out from IISAC. Should only take you 10-15 mins to get there.
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22-10-2008, 08:37 AM
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bewise betold neverbecold
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Terrigal NSW
Posts: 3,828
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the corner shop at Gresford also has ice
well they did last time
geoff
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22-10-2008, 08:44 AM
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Geoff
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: South Tacoma NSW
Posts: 571
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Fish,
just a few
Australian Bass, Eel-Tailed Catfish and Eels.
The dam is also stocked with Aussie Bass regularly
Good Luck
Just trying to get to 300posts1
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22-10-2008, 09:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 26,639
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matty P
Awesome Andrew, 
Looking forward to meeting you.
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And I'm very much looking forward to meeting you too Matt.
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Originally Posted by Deeno
Good on ya RB . I better start stocking up on stogies
Whats on the agenda?
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We'll have a great time Deeno !
I haven't decided what gear I'll bring with me yet because I don't know whether I'll have the 4WD or the little car.
It will most likely be the little Holden that way I can leave Sue and the kids with the larger 4WD.
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22-10-2008, 01:19 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Sydney
Posts: 374
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl
the corner shop at Gresford also has ice
well they did last time
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Surely not! Has someone told the drug squad??
It would bring new meaning to the term Ice in Space.... 
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22-10-2008, 04:19 PM
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Lost in Namibia
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Albury NSW
Posts: 3,134
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Hi there
Yes, we will bring the trivia quiz (sorry John B).
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Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl
Petra ___________________________!
tell Dave to bring the trivia questions just in case
OH! and put some twisters in to catch out the mockers Dave
geoff
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Cheers Petra d.
Last edited by spacezebra; 22-10-2008 at 06:30 PM.
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22-10-2008, 05:15 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shoalhaven Heads, NSW
Posts: 2,620
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Quote:
Originally Posted by montewilson
What's the story with ice/refrigeration? Is there any available? I am partial to a frosty brew at the end of a hard day gawking at telescopes. I will bring my esky of course but it is good for a about a day and a half at most.
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Hi Monte,
You bring the brew, I will keep it cold, and you can gawk at my telescope for as long as you like.
Cheers,
John B
PS: It gets very very hot out there, so we need a lotta brew
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22-10-2008, 05:42 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 17,689
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Hmmmm...breeeeeeeew.....
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23-10-2008, 01:55 PM
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Let there be night...
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hobart, TAS
Posts: 7,639
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I couln't find a definitive answer in the thread anywhere, but has anyone taken a Next-G Nokia phone or (more importantly) Next-G-enabled PCMCIA lappy card with them to that area recently? The only way I can safely go is if I can get a reasonably reliable internet connection to check on work things Thursday and friday while I'm there. The way the Next-G system is rolling out (over CDMA) means that signal strength changes constantly in any one location - usually for the better.
Anyone?
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23-10-2008, 02:05 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
Posts: 36,799
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When my wife and I went up there a few weeks ago, the NextG worked fine in Gresford but her battery had run out when we were at Lostock so I wasn't able to check it there.
Could probably call Lostock Dam Caravan Park and ask them. At most it might be a 10-15 minutes drive back up the road to get the access.
I tried using my NextG PCMCIA card at night and it didn't work from the bottom farmhouse. I didn't try it at the top of the hill or anywhere else.
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23-10-2008, 02:25 PM
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Let there be night...
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hobart, TAS
Posts: 7,639
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Thanks Mike - I'll give them a call.
It'd also be nice to have net access there - so that we could download any necessary drivers or whatnot for people if they needed them.
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