NSW Northern Rivers 2009 - Page 2

GrahamL · #21 23-04-2009, 07:12 PM

well It will have to be saturday for me at this stage if either of you guys are still keen .. my son ( no liscence) is working ... good news is his speeding charge got downgraded ( 6 months now ) .. so another 8 weeks and I'm free

CoombellKid · #22 23-04-2009, 08:15 PM

I'm still good for Friday, will be dropping the boys over to Lismore
around dusk. then cut back to Glens on the way home.

cheers

glenc (Glen) · #23 24-04-2009, 03:49 AM

Shall see you tonight Rob and tomorrow night Graham. Looks like it will be clear.
Please bring a collimator if you have one. Thanks.

Lismore Bloke (Paul) · #24 24-04-2009, 02:20 PM

I hope the approaching cold front and associated high cloud doesn't spoil viewing conditions for you all. Planning a viewing evening is almost as reliable as buying astro toys when it comes to bringing clouds and rain.

glenc (Glen) · #25 24-04-2009, 03:01 PM

There is some high cloud around at present.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml
We are on the northern edge of it.

CoombellKid · #26 24-04-2009, 03:22 PM

I'll see how it is when I leave Lismore, if this high cloud hasn't cleared
off by then I'll just head home Glen.

I have to hang around home Saturday afternoon/night so I wont be out
to play. Besides I have a couple of new astro toys to try out, without
kids and my yard is starting to dry out so I can get the scope on there....

finally got to mow it today.

Cheers,CS

glenc (Glen) · #27 24-04-2009, 04:16 PM

OK Rob.

glenc (Glen) · #28 25-04-2009, 07:42 AM

Should be fine tonight, you are all welcome here. It gets DARK at 6:40 pm.

CoombellKid · #29 25-04-2009, 08:15 AM

Didn't make it to your place Glen...too much high cloud and a big bank
of it coming through from the SW. Even the 20x80's had mushy views
when I got home.

G'Luck for tonight fellas, hope it's a good one!

Cheers

Rob

CoombellKid · #30 28-04-2009, 06:10 PM

Looks %#&$'n awesome out there tonight. I hope you boy's have ya
light buckets out there cooling. There is jetstream to the SE here but
I think I'm in the clear overhead. Had a quite look for and hour last
night... then had to get my underbelly fix lol. The new scope raincoat
works a treat. The usual bed sheet still has the mirror dewing up by
morning, the raincoat seems to have stop that.

Anyways I'm looking forward to a good shot at the sky tonight... it's
been awhile. Hope you guys are too

Cheers,CS

GrahamL · #31 28-04-2009, 07:38 PM

I was out to 1.00 am last night .. and am feeling a little punished right now .. our bin tipping forklift had another meltdown today and had to
load a few tons of nuts into the elevaters with ye old shove -hell

but it looking nice out there .. ok why not

you out last night glen ?

glenc (Glen) · #32 29-04-2009, 04:11 AM

Yes, I have been out every night. Great run of clear nights. Paul observed with me last night.

CoombellKid · #33 29-04-2009, 06:06 AM

Good night here, although we did have patches of high cloud coming
through at times.

Cheers

Lismore Bloke (Paul) · #34 29-04-2009, 09:01 AM

Thanks for a great night Glen. One of the best nights observing that I can remember. Hardly a type of DSO that we didn't sample, including some I can't see from home. Anyone who can pick out galaxies in Virgo and Leo with a mm EP at 190X has me in awe. Starhopper Extraordinaire!!

glenc (Glen) · #35 29-04-2009, 09:51 AM

Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it. The eyepieces were 8mm 190x, 25', 13mm 115x, 40' with UHC and 21mm 70x, 65' field.

CoombellKid · #36 01-05-2009, 06:13 PM

Got out this morning around 4:30am. Unfortunately twilight was already
starting to wash out the sky. But I did get a half a look at the Veil and
tried the 7mm on Jup's. Then a couple of roo's scared the living
be-jeee-zus out of me as they took off out of the yard.

A bit cloudly now... looks like a bit of rain coming over the weekend. Oh
well it will give me a chance to install the new focuser.

Cheers,CS

glenc (Glen) · #37 15-05-2009, 04:00 PM

Looks good for tonight. I saw the PN M97 last night with a UHC filter, but the light pollution from Brisbane washed out M108 and M109.

GrahamL · #38 26-05-2009, 07:34 PM

Tide gone out ,, out to the west yet boys ?

very clear so far tonight .

Lismore Bloke (Paul) · #39 26-05-2009, 09:03 PM

Was clear earlier, just starting to move scope outside, cloud from south west everywhere!! Curses!!!!!!

We need a cool and dry weather regime, damn soon!!

glenc (Glen) · #40 08-06-2009, 08:13 AM

Nice and clear now, pity about the full moon. Looks like a frost later this week.