Ah, yes, it was good. Arrived Saturday and left Sunday. It was great to catch up with some people I knew and great to meet some for the first time. And 3 hours or so of good observing. Thanks Ken, Martin, Eric and all the Snake Valley crew for a great time. And I have to say as a strictly visual type of astronomy chap, Doug's demo of processing in Photoshop was amazing! What some of you imaging types know and can do is astonishing.
Just finished my Nana-nap after getting my imaging set-up working last night in some of the best dark skies I've seen. I say that I got it working, but the assistance provided and advice and help offered from Doug, John, Peter, Martin and Daniel had to be seen to be believed.
And always, ken, albeit slightly under the weather, was the consummate host, with stories, live entertainment and a friendly welcoming environment.
I haven't even attempted processing the data I captured last night, but have a wealth of new things to try, It was my image of 253 that Doug tackled to the ooohs and ahhhhs of the watching crowd! To be honest my jaw dropped when I saw his final product with my data, I simply had no idea that the data was even there, oh that learning curve gets steeper and steeper.
All in all, given a couple of average weather days, I've had more fun and laughs in the last few days, and learnt more, than in the last year, Thanks all, yes, including you Jen!
All those who left Monday and before.... How can I say this tactfully.... Monday night was an excellent night!
I have 756 timelapse images between dusk and dawn - of the field and stars looking towards bearing 125 deg (between ESE and SE). Working on producing a video.
All those who left Monday and before.... How can I say this tactfully.... Monday night was an excellent night!
I have 756 timelapse images between dusk and dawn - of the field and stars to the SE. Working on producing a video.
i dont wanna know how much of a lovely nite you had with the sky i didnt want to come home dam it But i had the best time ever, even though the skies wernt good to us the first few days. You guys were great But i was that tired today i slept in didnt wake up till 10am supposed to be at work at 9 so i didnt end up going to work today either oops hahahah
My summation of the Camp.......
Well I guess a great time was had by all. The weather gods didn't look to favourably on us for the first couple of days but Monday night was something else. The skies have to be seen to be believed. Even with sky glow from Melbourne and Ballarat Mag 7 stars were easy to see. Very easy.
A great bunch of people and a very relaxed atmosphere make this camp one which shouldn't be missed. Great to see you all again.
And JEN, she deserves a paragraph on her own. A bubbly personality and really just like she appears in here. Nothing stops her from having a good time. She teamed up with Tanglefoot (Leon) now that's another story, to visit every telescope on the field, gave Erics Newtonian an errection looking at the pelicans on the lake (where is the photo Eric?) and managed to survive her 4 days with a bunch of blokes without anyone tormenting her too much, even though at times she deserved some torment.
The facilities at this camp are really second to none when you look at a lot of the other camps and provide space to work and play even when the weather is not so great. Definitely a must go camp for me.
Martin, Ken and the guys from Snake Valley AS deserve a real pat on the back for the organisation of the camp. Well done Guys.
I came home to a house full of termites and found they have taken a liking to my Oregon roof bearers so the Flick man is on his way and hopefully it wont be a million dollar exercise.
May I express my appreciation to Ken and Martin for all they did to get the camp up and running and to make it a great time for all (I sincerely hope that it was). There sure was a lot of hard work, before, during and after the camp. I reckon they will be collapsed somewhere to recover.
Many others contributed to the success of the camp, but I fear missing a name, so I won't try to list them.
I have to add that one of the special experiences of the weekend for me was seeing Doug impersonating (perhaps unintentionally) a rather tall leprechaun.
Martin, Ken and the guys from Snake Valley AS deserve a real pat on the back for the organisation of the camp. Well done Guys.
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Originally Posted by Erick
May I express my appreciation to Ken and Martin for all they did to get the camp up and running and to make it a great time for all (I sincerely hope that it was). There sure was a lot of hard work, before, during and after the camp.
Great camp again. many thanks Ken
Great to catch up with everyone Damn it was cold but there was plenty to drink to keep one warm eh Jen
Funny thing is the first camp in 05 was no lights and even cabin lights where changed to red. But now with all this imaging lights everywhere and tents glowing like igloos on the ice
Sorry Jen Monday night was great and as you say size does matter
Thanks Geoff for the lift up and the views through your scope.
Great to talk to all the image rs as well you all do a great job for all that effort.
As I said great to catch up with all and meet some new faces, see you again under the stars
i dont wanna know how much of a lovely nite you had with the sky i didnt want to come home dam it 
so i didnt end up going to work today either oops hahahah 
to keep one warm eh Jen 
lights everywhere and tents glowing like igloos on the ice 
and as you say size does matter
