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Old 10-12-2005, 05:09 PM
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er... dont forget your solar filter then froggy!
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Old 10-12-2005, 05:27 PM
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I should get there around 7.30 or so
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Old 10-12-2005, 05:49 PM
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Dave if you want a lift I will take you as I am keen to get viewing
because of my "injury" my wife is not letting me out of the house yet, wednesday night I have a leave pass!

Thanks for the offer Gazz!
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Old 10-12-2005, 06:55 PM
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Yo'all enjoy yourself, you hear?

me I 'm home, its my son's 18th, there's maybe 50 kids swarming around the house ...only 5 hours before they start to go home
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Old 10-12-2005, 08:23 PM
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The wind has picked up here on the cost and I see a few clouds SW from here. I hope it's alright for you guys up there.
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Old 10-12-2005, 08:53 PM
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solid cloud here in Sydney...and only 3 hours before the house is mostly free of young adults

btw what a win for NZ in the cricket...good on the Kiwis..'course its a dead series
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Old 11-12-2005, 11:56 AM
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Bitter Sweet night of observing at Kulnura.

Last night was disappointing at first when we arrived at Kulnura.
Clouded over and didn't manage to get much viewing in apart from the odd glimps of the moon.

Mike and Rod then decided to call it a night and left.

Thats' when all our luck changed.
Louie, gazz and I tracked the ISS through a sucker hole for about 25 sec managing to capture the avi of the sun reflecting off one of it's solar panels.

If you look closely you can see the pattern of the panels and it's also blurry from the rapid movement of the IIS.

Well that's the best we could pull off last night, the rest of the night we were observing the cloud nebula.


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Old 11-12-2005, 01:16 PM
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what have you attached Andrew? the sun?
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Old 11-12-2005, 06:14 PM
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Last night was disappointing at first when we arrived at Kulnura.
Clouded over and didn't manage to get much viewing in apart from the odd glimps of the moon.

Mike and Rod then decided to call it a night and left.

Thats' when all our luck changed.
Louie, gazz and I tracked the ISS through a sucker hole for about 25 sec managing to capture the avi of the sun reflecting off one of it's solar panels.

If you look closely you can see the pattern of the panels and it's also blurry from the rapid movement of the IIS.

Well that's the best we could pull off last night, the rest of the night we were observing the cloud nebula.




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Old 11-12-2005, 10:20 PM
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Let's hope for better weather next time, lads.
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Old 12-12-2005, 12:53 AM
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It was sooooo dissapointing last night.

At least we all had a chance to catch up.

Till next time.
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Old 12-12-2005, 06:43 AM
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shame about the weather, but was good fun and good company nonetheless.
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Old 12-12-2005, 10:36 AM
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its amazing how much the ISS looks like the sun now with the new modifications they made
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Old 12-12-2005, 01:56 PM
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its amazing how much the ISS looks like the sun now with the new modifications they made
Yeah ving, it was such a lucky shot to take.
Can you imagine, the clouds parted, we saw the ISS, tracked it with the scope, grabbed an avi of the sun reflecting off the panels then processing the avi and getting this stunning image of the sun including the sunspot at night.
WOW.

Well we had nothing else to do while waiting all night for the clouds to dissipate.
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Old 13-12-2005, 10:15 AM
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Hi there everyone,

My names Mike and have been looking around for the past week or two after getting a link from "Astroman". Im looking to get a Dob early next year but for the time being quite happy to read all I can. Iceman I notice you live on the Central Coast, my Parents live in Gosford also and Im going up there for 2 weeks starting this Thursday and would love to attend one of your get togethers if one is planned in that time. Hope to see you all around here from time to time and clear skies to all.

Mike.
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Old 13-12-2005, 10:31 AM
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