Only five in attendance, mostly cloudy with terrible seeing.
Allan's apple charlotte and coffee were a consolation.
Gate shut about 11.15.
Always next time...
Only five in attendance, mostly cloudy with terrible seeing.
Allan's apple charlotte and coffee were a consolation.
Gate shut about 11.15.
Always next time...
Greg.
Ditto to the above and yes it was disappointing but worth a try as, in the past it has cleared on most occasions. As Greg has said next time.
Managed to test out the Polarie between breaks in the clouds. Couldn't do multiple stacks though due to the constantly changing murk. This is a single 30 second frame (no darks).
Managed to test out the Polarie between breaks in the clouds. Couldn't do multiple stacks though due to the constantly changing murk. This is a single 30 second frame (no darks).
Hi all, glad to hear that some of you got to observe on the weekend of the 16th.
Sally1Jack and I had a wonderful week of observing in the period 10-17 March at Pilliga Pottery near Coonabarabran. We were lucky to have clear nights throughout the entire period, with some periods of exceptional seeing. We were joined by our families and by John (Xstream) and Anna, who made the special trip down from Emerald, Qld.
We also had a visit during the week from the Deep South Texas Star Party crew, including Ausastronomer, Lachlan McDonald, Tony Buckley and co.
You will not believe Phil's new scope! I won't beat him to the punch, but you will be VERY impressed. The Mary Rose looks like a very poor cousin by comparison (even though the views through are still pretty competitive).
Was the lens wide open? The stars are sharp even at the edges!!!
Hi Morton
The lens was fully open. There is a bit of false colour/fringing when you do this unless the focus is spot on but is it easily removed in post processing. Can be reduced by stopping down the lens. The Sigma f1.4 has a lot of aperture.
(NRL), and a good night's sleep were the consolation.
