Sounds like a great night as usual, wish I could have made it!
Hope to catch up / meet you all again at Ron's next time around.
(Especially more
Visual observers, to keep those imagers in their place!)
Keep an eye on the threads in the "Star Party" area so you know when Ron next throws the invitation open again.
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For the actual new moon weekend itself in April (Sat 5th/Sun 6th) some (many?) of us are going instead to an astro-event organised by Ron and a number of the Cambroon regular visitors - the Barambah Dark Sky Camp. Barambah is a REALLY dark sky site located NNW from Brisbane in the middle of nowhere. We were there in December and had a great weekend, this time around we've booked the facility from Saturday the 5th until Wednesday the 9th - that's a possible 4 nights of dark for those who are keen!
Everyone / anyone is welcome to attend, for as many nights as you like within that timeframe. Be aware that we have to hire the facility (which inc. dorm accomodation, well appointed kitchen, dining hall, etc) so it isn't a freebie to attend, but it certainly isn't expensive either!
I know many of the Cambroon regulars are going along, but for anyone else with an interest in Astronomy who want to know more, read about it here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=28781
and
http://www.darkskycamp.org.au/index.shtml
If you do want to attend please complete your registration form as soon as possible.
(There's a number of people who have said they're coming but haven't registered yet, lease don't leave it until the last minute!)
Really do hope to see as many of you there as possible!