When is the next Cambroon Night? - Page 3

drmorbius (Randall) · #41 21-04-2007, 07:09 AM

Me and mini-me will be there tonght... looking forward to seeing everyone again.

davewaldo · #42 21-04-2007, 11:10 AM

hmmm there weather is pretty dodgy here south of Brisbane.

What's it like out there Ron?

astro_south (Andrew) · #43 21-04-2007, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davewaldo

hmmm there weather is pretty dodgy here south of Brisbane.

What's it like out there Ron?

Good Question - exactly what I am wondering

drmorbius (Randall) · #44 21-04-2007, 01:00 PM

There are a few clouds about here on the coast, but mostly sunny and lots of blue sky. There have been many times when it's cloudy down here, but ends up being a brilliant night at Cambroon. I'm still going...

Xeelee (Chris) · #45 21-04-2007, 02:40 PM

Sorry just rembered I hadn't put my name down for Cambroon.

Hope the sky is clear

Chris

Gargoyle_Steve (Steve) · #46 21-04-2007, 03:08 PM

*sigh* ...... late change of plans folks, I won't be making it after all.

I'm feeling really bummed but I hope you all have a really great nights viewing.

davewaldo · #47 21-04-2007, 03:40 PM

Its looking doubtful that I will head out now.

My house is covered with storm clouds (with thunder)and the weather radar doesn't look much better:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/curren....jsp?state=QLD

That bank of cloud has been heading our way since this morning.

I'm really keen for a great nights viewing so I think I'm going to wait for another weekend.

Sorry Guys

astroron (Ron) · #48 22-04-2007, 11:16 AM

A good turnup last night with nine iceinspacers and six friends,after a BBQ feed enjoyed a mixed bag of observing, also jjj using her new camera for the first time? she was very happy with what she achieved in such a short time.

Saturn and Jupiter showed such crispness for such average coditions, Comet 2007 E2 Lovejoy was observed low down but still showing some hint of a tail,I was able to find admittedly with some difficulty Henize 2-111 in Centaurus also NGC5307 befor the clouds forced us to call it a night about 00:30.
Some nice Meteors were seen during the night.
Those who attended had a good nights viewing

Gargoyle_Steve (Steve) · #49 22-04-2007, 01:12 PM

Sorry I missed a great night - ironically both of my brothers here went to bed at 10 o'clock, leaving me alone and wishing I'd come out observing after all.

I ended up observing out back on my own until almost 4am - large cloudy patches were rolling through around midnight onwards, but had totally cleared again by 2 - 2:30. I saw comet Lovejoy again around 1am or so and again around 3am. By 3:40 Mars had risen from behind the shed and the neighbour's house behind me.

A good night for one spent observing mostly at home alone, but poor compared to what I might have had there with you all.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #50 22-04-2007, 02:47 PM

I picked up one of those nifty little read projection clocks that Jeanette had, today.

The squeeze and shake the box did the trick

My wife thinks I'm such a geek

drmorbius (Randall) · #51 22-04-2007, 05:57 PM

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #52 23-04-2007, 11:26 PM

LOL Good on ya Paul.
They are just the best little gadget to come out of a Cornflake packet.

I had a great time on Saturday night.
I'll post again tomorrow, my Mother in law is asleep behind me on the couch. Do Not Disturb.

Odlaw · #53 24-04-2007, 11:01 AM

I will see you all on the 18 and 19th of may... Yes I promise.. 2 nights of me... If you want me Astroron...

astroron (Ron) · #54 24-04-2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davewaldo

Its looking doubtful that I will head out now.

My house is covered with storm clouds (with thunder)and the weather radar doesn't look much better:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/curren....jsp?state=QLD

That bank of cloud has been heading our way since this morning.

I'm really keen for a great nights viewing so I think I'm going to wait for another weekend.

Sorry Guys

Dave I think you need a little more courage,

if you wait for Utopia it will never happen,sometimes you just have to take a chance

We had a good night uptill about midnight, quite a bit of observing was done after the BBQ till then.

astroron

NewToStars (Jase) · #55 29-04-2007, 10:27 PM

well i haven't posted in a while. but i might as well post in this section.

would u beleive it. the day before i sold my scope i had perfect seeing.. the night i sold it, it was overcast, but i got to show the buyer saturn and a few other lil clusters from our unit.

the night after for the following 6 weeks after that we had the best viewing conditions i have ever seen... hmm. grabed my new video camera and on 20X wouldn't really give a good picture of jupiter. buy hey, it caught it.

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so anyhow, though i miss my telescope at times, it's not a total loss that i've sold it. i know i missed the last meet, but i was on holidays anyway at that time.

i'm also handing in my forms for the police force in the next couple of weeks, so getting use out of a telescope might become a problem if i get accepted.

anyway. will chat to you guys later and i'll try and make the next meet up at cambroon.

enjoy the stars.