Pony Club 27th August

Rick Petrie · #1 11-08-2011, 06:52 PM

New moon on the 29th so I guess the 27th should be a good time.
Hope the weather is favourable. Who's in?

RB (Andrew) · #2 11-08-2011, 06:57 PM

I'm in.
Suppose I'd better bring a scope with me this time ........

Rick Petrie · #3 11-08-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RB

I'm in.
Suppose I'd better bring a scope with me this time ........

Great to hear from you RB. Whereyabin mate? Is life treating you good?
Be good to catch up soon and maybe indulge in a stogie.

RB (Andrew) · #4 11-08-2011, 07:04 PM

Hey buddy.
No I've been in the wars mate.
Too much going on atm to go into here but I'll fill you in when we meet.
Also had to go to hospital this week but all's ok now.

Stogie time sounds good, I'll have to bring up a couple of my specials for us to indulge.

Carlz (Carly) · #5 12-08-2011, 07:52 AM

Count Michael and myself in too, i will have a new scope that i want to test out

Andrew you better be coming too.

Redshift (Phil) · #6 12-08-2011, 09:35 PM

Haven't been for a while so I will try to get there.

Rodstar (Rod) · #7 14-08-2011, 07:54 AM

I am hoping to come along, all things being equal (and clear).

Rick Petrie · #8 14-08-2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Carlz

i will have a new scope that i want to test out

.
What type of scope may i ask?
Hope this new scope is not a bad weather omen?

You know what they say!!!!!!!

David · #9 15-08-2011, 12:42 AM

Hi Andrew, Rod and the old timers I hope to get up there this time, it will be great to see everyone again. I will have to get all the cob-webs out of the scopes and try to work out how to use them again. As I have not been having a great time of it the last few years.

Amunous (Michael) · #10 15-08-2011, 09:10 AM

Hey rick,

She caved and got her astrophotography rig. Its an neq6 pro-w and the skywatcher ed80. Awesome little rig.
But you know what they say... it will rain for 6 months now.
Although we did get it out last night for about an hour or so, And it was fairly clear moon washed out everything thou.

RB (Andrew) · #11 15-08-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by David

Hi Andrew, Rod and the old timers I hope to get up there this time, it will be great to see everyone again. I will have to get all the cob-webs out of the scopes and try to work out how to use them again. As I have not been having a great time of it the last few years.

David, looking forward to catching up with you.
It's been ages !

Rick Petrie · #12 15-08-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Amunous

Hey rick,

She caved and got her astrophotography rig. Its an neq6 pro-w and the skywatcher ed80. Awesome little rig.
But you know what they say... it will rain for 6 months now.
Although we did get it out last night for about an hour or so, And it was fairly clear moon washed out everything thou.

Ahh....gone to the dark side, she has?

Amunous (Michael) · #13 15-08-2011, 11:23 AM

Yes lol coffee grinder alley here she comes.

I'll have to lug that bad boy around thou. No way she can lift it and set it up without potentially dropping it.

And yes that is a block of wood holding the scope on. The adapter from Wide to normal wasn't with the scope when we unpacked it. So we have to wait for it to arrive.. and she was desperate to get it outside and use it.. so i had to rig something up.

iceman (Mike) · #14 15-08-2011, 11:32 AM

I shall put this in my diary!!

RB (Andrew) · #15 15-08-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman

I shall put this in my diary!!

You'd better show up, I'll hound you every day till then......

Allan_L (Allan) · #16 15-08-2011, 12:20 PM

Does anyone know if we have access to the clubhouse yet, and/or power etc?

Mike, can you run your gear without access to the grid?

iceman (Mike) · #17 15-08-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Allan_L

Does anyone know if we have access to the clubhouse yet, and/or power etc?

Mike, can you run your gear without access to the grid?

Oh is there no power yet?

I'm happy to just bring my tripod and camera if that's the case and just do some widefield/timelapse stuff.

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #18 15-08-2011, 12:47 PM

there is a power point in the old toilet

bring long leads

will try and find out about the clubhouse

geoff

Rick Petrie · #19 15-08-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Amunous

Hey rick,

She caved and got her astrophotography rig. Its an neq6 pro-w and the skywatcher ed80. Awesome little rig.

Yes Carly, it is an awesome looking rig.

Do you think it will balance a 14" Orion truss dob attached thereon??

Just jokin'

Looking forward to those DSO photos!

Allan_L (Allan) · #20 15-08-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Petrie

Do you think it will balance a 14" Orion truss dob attached thereon??

Now I'd pay to see that

Michael, I think you may need a bigger piece of wood for that one