Queensland Astrofest 2016

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Tuesday and Wednesday were a little windy and rainy. Friday, Saturday and Sunday were clear, Thursday and Friday also clear but with better seeing, so 5 clear nights ain't half bad. Another great star party.

Thanks Marc, that's much better than what was dished up for Brisbane!

Cheers

Dennis

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

Thanks to all involved for making this another cracking AstroFest roll on next year

[glend (Glen)]

Originally Posted by thunderchildobs

Some photos from the Astrofest.
The weather has been perfect for the first 3 days.
(What else would you expect from queensland)

I thought dogs were not allowed? That has been keeping me away for some years now. Please explain?

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by glend

I thought dogs were not allowed? That has been keeping me away for some years now. Please explain?

That's the camp manager's dog.

[MortonH]

Another fantastic Astrofest. Thanks to all who helped to organise it!

[RickS (Rick)]

I had a blast Great to catch up with everyone and capture a few photons in between the clouds and beers.

Originally Posted by MortonH

Thanks to all who helped to organise it!

Yes, indeed

Cheers,
Rick.

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Got back this afternoon (also stayed at Armidale overnight).
Yes thanks to the organisers for all the hard work it takes to put on such a great event as this & thanks to all the regulars for making me feel so welcome

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

https://www.facebook.com/Jaybee360/p...type=3&theater

Check out the panorama

Thanks to all for a great weekend - Sorry I had to make a dash for the airport whilst you were at breakfast and didn't get to say a proper bye bye. Oh, and polish that trophy for me

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

The group photos from the first and second Saturdays.
It was wonderful to catch up with you all again.

[h0ughy (David)]

I had a great time, met lots of people, eaten things that needed a better description and imaged things with my superior imaging setup and caught some ruddy flu/cold woggy thing as i left, now suffering

the drive up was pretty good but the drive home was better less traffic. was sad leaving though. No photon was wasted in bring these images to you - a spattering of the people and things over the field during the event.

the committee did a great job, the imaging field is just that - the imaging field, the observing field , well, observing so never they never should mix

over all i gathered 2 terrabytes of solar data, and a few 50mm shots

[h0ughy (David)]

more field memorable moments

[h0ughy (David)]

and a bit more

[h0ughy (David)]

well it should have stayed at astrofest but here is still more

[h0ughy (David)]

surely there must be someone famous here

[h0ughy (David)]

but then the night comes alive

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great shots mate! All of them. What a great week it was hey? Still got stars in my eyes.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

surely there must be someone famous here

More like infamous Nice pics, Houghy.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

What a shock, Peter has a beer in his hand...

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

What a shock, Peter has a beer in his hand...

Primary hitting by the look of it.

[MortonH]

Thought I'd share some of my visual highlights of the 'fest:

- viewing the Veil through John's 14.5" SDM with OIII filter
- bagging 13th mag NGC 131 in my 8" Newt
- cruising the Milky Way with my SV66ED & Baader Hyperion 36mm (FOV 6.5 degrees)