Blue Mountains - Katoomba Airfield, Saturday May 11

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

Originally Posted by MortonH

Must be cos my new mount arrived...

That'll be right.

Clearing over my head at home now. Geez...

[Steffen]

Ok, 5pm now, time to the go/no-go call, and I think I'm staying home. I've still got the scope set up and aligned in the backyard, ready to go on the drop of a hat. It won't be really dark, that's for sure…

See you some other time.

Cheers
Steffen.

[MortonH]

Quick peek at Saturn from the balcony is the best I can hope for tonight. Oh well...

[Manav (Yugant)]

No-Go from me! As of 4:15 Katoomba is partly cloudy with a chance of drizzle late this evening. Winds northeasterly and light.

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

What a belter of a sky it is from home!

Clear as!

I've decided to set up at home, & Ben's coming over for a bit too. PM me if you might like to join us at Maroubra from 8:30, 9pm.

Sky at the Airfield is clouded over solid. <sigh>. Oh, well, til next time at the Airfield

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

No Katoomba, but a good night at home. Ben accepted my offer for a session at my place last night. Talked shop aplenty & gave his new C8 a good old thrash. Good scope he's got himself.

Conditions were a mixed bag, but seeing was so unbelievably steady. Pushed the C8 to 400X & Saturn was tack sharp! Quite amazing. Clouds totally buggered off late, allowing for a good going over of the gems of this time of year.

Good to get to meet a fellow IISer for the first time. Hopefully next time it will be under more favourable dark sky conditions.

Cheers Ben!

Mental

PS, the fish live another day,

[vic4loc (Victor)]

Hey Alex

Maybe next time I can join you at your place I drop my daughter off for my parents to babysit all the time when I go to dark site, and their place is in Kingsford, just a suburb away from you

Victor.

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

Victor, no worries. Anyone else? I can't make Katoomba always, & sometimes the Friday before will be better weather wise than the Saturday we're due up there. I've got the tea & coffee, you bring the bikkies.