Cambroon - 29-11-08 & Astroron's birthday!!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #1 06-11-2008, 09:36 AM

Let's see if we can break the record of number of visitor this time round and celebrate Ron's birthday (it's a big one

) in style under some of the best skies in SE Qld. Bring something for the barbecue, bring along something nice to drink, bring along your tent and sleeping bag, there's plenty of room.

If you've never been to the Cambroon Dark Sky night that comes around each month, this is the time to come. If you are only an intermittent visitor make this your next visit. Get in before the Xmas rush. If you are a regular visitor, what can I say, you know how much fun we have and what great skies we get, so get on up here.

AlexN · #2 07-11-2008, 06:02 PM

Im in!

Now.. to squirrel the friday off work to get a couple of nights imaging

astroron (Ron) · #3 07-11-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexN

Im in!

Now.. to squirrel the friday off work to get a couple of nights imaging

Look forward to that weekend Alex

Might just find some time to get my web site up and running

Ron

AlexN · #4 07-11-2008, 07:13 PM

Working on that right now Ron.. Don't tell Ron though, its a secret for his birthday

astroron (Ron) · #5 07-11-2008, 08:17 PM

Ron

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #6 07-11-2008, 09:30 PM

Sounds like it's going to be another fantastic weekend.
I hope to see you all there.

RobF (Rob) · #7 08-11-2008, 09:33 PM

Hoping to get there if you'll let me in again Ron....

Just trying to get my ticket stamped by the wife....

Tandum (Robin) · #8 08-11-2008, 10:37 PM

Me too, physio has sorted out my foot, leg, back problems

The weather forecast don;t look too good though

AlexN · #9 08-11-2008, 10:55 PM

As its been said a number of times Robin, Cambroon is not brisbane, brisbane forecasts don't usually apply to Cambroon...

More to the point, Where do you get 3 week forecasts from?? Do you have some connection to the sky gods you're not telling us about?? (If so, ask nicely for the clouds to go away!

)

astroron (Ron) · #10 08-11-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RobF

Hoping to get there if you'll let me in again Ron....

Just trying to get my ticket stamped by the wife....

Look forward to catching up again Rob

Buy the wife a box of chocolates or some flowers

Ron

Tandum (Robin) · #11 08-11-2008, 11:04 PM

Now why would Fairfax lie to us

astroron (Ron) · #12 08-11-2008, 11:09 PM

Hi Robin, on the 25th of October we had a great night here

It was cloudy and stormy in lots of places

we even watched one go by giving Maleny and Kenilworth a bath and leaving us with a nice clear night for imaging and Observing

Look at this site on the day to see what weather is doing at Cambroon
http://www.wunderground.com/weathers...p?ID=IQLDCAMB2.
Eventually it will be on my website

Ron

Tandum (Robin) · #13 08-11-2008, 11:15 PM

Cheers ron, I was gearing up to go to that one but this stupid foot problem ended up causing problems up my leg and into my back. Nothing a fist full of dollars at the physio can't fix and it did.

Your website ?

How many physios does it take to change a light bulb?
One but he has to check it out 75 times.

astroron (Ron) · #14 08-11-2008, 11:22 PM

Robin, I have a web site which is in the throes of being upgraded

In the New year I hope it will be fully operational and with a bit of luck may even have a webcam as well

So as they say, Watch This Space

Ron

Tandum (Robin) · #15 08-11-2008, 11:36 PM

Who's a lucky boy then

I haven't done a web site in about 8 years. I was lucky enough to find a ready built imaging engine to wack on top of my work site for Astro Images. At least I have a copy someplace when this system crashes

Gargoyle_Steve (Steve) · #16 08-11-2008, 11:53 PM

I'm unable to committ yet Ron, but trying to make plans as best I can.
Especially since I have 2 new eyepieces that need a good test out under dark skies, though the 6mm TMB Burgess Planetary performed brilliantly on the moon a few nights back.

I haven't been to a New Moon Saturday at your place since March or so because of the way the weekends I'm rostered on keep coinciding with New Moon.... and due to someone suffering from Nomadis Greyitis.

Anyway - this will be my 4th Christmas with this company, and for the very first time ever the roster shows that I'm a chance of going to the company funded party, all food and booze laid on etc.

Of course you'll never guess which Saturday in late November that falls on this year....

astroron (Ron) · #17 09-11-2008, 12:39 AM

Steve I am sorry that it looks like you wont be joining us again this month

This will possibly be the last one this year as the next New Moon is on the 27th, the day after Boxing day and also the Christmas period, even though I have no plans at the present to be anywhere else but here,, so there is a chance of an observing night if anyone is interested

I hope we can catch up soon

Ron

AlexN · #18 09-11-2008, 12:57 AM

Day after boxing day, Im in

Cant think of a better Christmas present than a night of dark skies and good company!

Tandum (Robin) · #19 09-11-2008, 03:10 AM

We're thinking of doing a cruise just to escape the xmas thing.

Gargoyle_Steve (Steve) · #20 09-11-2008, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by astroron

Steve I am sorry that it looks like you wont be joining us again this month

........I hope we can catch up soon

Ron

I'm not out of it yet Ron, but I can't confirm that I'm in yet either. I'd hate to miss out on seeing you for your birthday, and there's so many others that I haven't seen in ages either.

Unfortunately I was talking a while ago at work rather loudly that I hadn't been able to go to any of the previous 3 Christmas Parties because I had always been rostered to work ... they sent an email around asking who wanted to attend the party, and when would we be available. This was of course about a week before the Cambroon invitation came out ... and so now the party is scheduled for Nov 29th.

I KNOW where I'd rather be ....

so let me see what I can do.