VicSouth Desert Spring Star Party 2012

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

12 Oct - 15 Oct

With a week to go, and no thread!

If the weather is kind to us, this is a great location/event to attend!

See you there!

http://vicsouth.info/vicsouth2012.htm

Steve

[alistairsam]

Weather looks promising from Saturday.
Anyone planning to attend? How dark are the skies out there?
Seriously thinking of going if the weather holds up.

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

http://philhart.com/files/VicSouthLMDSS_resize.PNG

Sensational
Typical truly dark site - Airglow may be weakly apparent along the horizon. M33 is rather easily seen with direct vision. The summer Milky Way is highly structured to the unaided eye, The zodiacal light is still bright enough to cast weak shadows just before dawn and after dusk, and its color can be seen as distinctly yellowish when compared with the blue-white of the Milky Way. Any clouds in the sky are visible only as dark holes or voids in the starry background. You can see your telescope and surroundings only vaguely, except where they project against the sky. Many of the Messier globular clusters are distinct naked-eye objects. The limiting naked-eye magnitude is as faint as 7.1 to 7.5, while a 32-cm telescope reaches to magnitude 16 or 17.

[alistairsam]

Thanks Rob,
Hope the weather holds up. would you know if pets are allowed if we're camping?
edit: just checked, no pets.

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Plus I might add that according to the website there will be a presentation by Alex Cherney about "creative digital photography connecting the night sky & landscape" will be on as well.

Clear skies Mark

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

I'm packed and ready for the three nights. Weather forecasts have been bouncing around but at the last check, part of Friday and all of Saturday night look good. Sunday night may be a forced rest night. But that's okay.

Looking forward to the event, and having my lovely wife sit our there with friends and I with port in hand! Well that's once all is ticking over and doing the job.

See you there,

Steve

In hope for gentle wind or still conditions, as only bringing the CDK on AP900.

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

Alex indeed has a new and interesting presentation for us! Can't wait.

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Indeed Steve

A wonderful long weekend great food and company.
Plus a informing talk by Alex Cherney


Regards Mark

[Oscar in Bin (John)]

A great night on Saturday with the unexpected bonus of the aurora so we could all practice the skills in making time lapse that Alex had spoken of that morning.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68324080@N02/8089654258/

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

Hi all,

GREG WALTON VIDEO SPECIAL

Okay, this is a little different this time lapse, taken with multiple cameras, including still shots taken through the event.

Its a fun perspective:

https://vimeo.com/51588238

Bye,

Steve

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Well done!

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by stevous67

Hi all,

GREG WALTON VIDEO SPECIAL

Okay, this is a little different this time lapse, taken with multiple cameras, including still shots taken through the event.

Its a fun perspective:

https://vimeo.com/51588238

Bye,

Steve

How good was that! Loved every moment of it. Looks like you guys had a ball.

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

Thanks Guys!

I'll pass on your kind comments to Greg.

Bye!

Steve