Queensland Astrofest 2009 - Page 3

Steve Heaton (Steve) · #41 06-07-2009, 07:35 PM

yep the biggest tosser for 2008 will be there

Kal (Andrew) · #42 07-07-2009, 09:08 AM

I will be making my way up to QLD for my first Astrofest this year. I have booked my flights to Brisbane to go up on the 12th, come back on the 22nd, so I'm still undecided on which actual days I will be attending. I will be traveling there with my dad, who lives in Brisbane, and using his 12" dob

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #43 07-07-2009, 10:51 AM

Looking forward to seeing you there!

AdrianF (Adrian) · #44 07-07-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Looking forward to seeing you there!

I am hoping to be there just to pickup my new scope and mount I am going to win.

Adrian

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #45 07-07-2009, 12:15 PM

You're welcome to the mount Adrian, but that scope is MINE!

AdrianF (Adrian) · #46 07-07-2009, 10:28 PM

You got it wrong Jen they are both mine

Adrian

suppose I had better buy a raffle ticket or 10 now

firstlight (Tony) · #47 07-07-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

You got it wrong Jen they are both mine

Adrian

suppose I had better buy a raffle ticket or 10 now

Always assuming that the tickets you buy end up in the barrel

OMG

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Only 36 days to go... Can't wait for that fresh Duckadang air.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #48 07-07-2009, 11:43 PM

I've bought new snow boots and snow pants to battle the frosty Duckadang nights. Hmmm toasty warm.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #49 08-07-2009, 06:34 AM

I was thinking about riding to Duckadang but if I have to bring home my winnings I had better bring the 4x4.

Adrian

AdrianF (Adrian) · #50 08-07-2009, 07:05 AM

How do I go about buying raffle tickets? Do I have to buy them at the AstroFest or is there another way? Do I have to be there to claim the prize?
I haope to make it this year but I cannot plan that far ahead.

Adrian

alan meehan (Alan) · #51 08-07-2009, 07:06 AM

Houghy and myself are travelling up on the 14th the day after i officially retire hip hip hooray.cant wait to spend my first week of retirment under duckadang skies,unfortunatly we are leaving on the 22nd so wont get a raffle ticket in unless someone can collect for us.see ya there
ALAN

firstlight (Tony) · #52 08-07-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

How do I go about buying raffle tickets? Do I have to buy them at the AstroFest or is there another way? Do I have to be there to claim the prize?
I haope to make it this year but I cannot plan that far ahead.

Adrian

I'm sure there will be plenty of people to pick up your prize... perhaps not for you

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Raffle tickets can be bought from any of the club reps on the committee. If you are not a member of a club, I'm sure that if you attend a meeting they will sell you tickets anyway. Alternatively, you could probably buy tickets by sending a cheque or money order with a note explaining what it is for. The address is The Registrar, 34 Kilkenny St, ACACIA RIDGE, QLD 4110.

Prizes are collected by first in best dressed. If you are not able to come, print out the raffle page and number your prizes in order of preference and send that no later than one week befor the camp. I might have to knock up a preference sheet.... hmmm... another on the "to do" list

And yes, I have been known to sell tickets occasionally at Astrofest if coaxed... I am the shy retiring type as any one will tell you

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Originally Posted by alan meehan

Houghy and myself are travelling up on the 14th the day after i officially retire hip hip hooray.cant wait to spend my first week of retirment under duckadang skies,unfortunatly we are leaving on the 22nd so wont get a raffle ticket in unless someone can collect for us.see ya there
ALAN

I'll collect you prize Alan... Honest

h0ughy (David) · #53 08-07-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by alan meehan

Houghy and myself are travelling up on the 14th the day after i officially retire hip hip hooray.cant wait to spend my first week of retirment under duckadang skies,unfortunatly we are leaving on the 22nd so wont get a raffle ticket in unless someone can collect for us.see ya there
ALAN

Unfortunately I have family commitments that require me to be back in Newcastle so we will be leaving very early on the Saturday and have to miss out on the group photo, the raffles and the dinner and challenging for the counter weight toss and the vendor sales (sniff, sniff). I am hoping that we can slip up there one day earlier – I am yet to discuss those terms with the boss but I am hopeful that we may try to get there on the Friday night 14th August. Might have to ask for a refund on the Saturday activities, photo and dinner, though I will be purchasing some tickets for the raffle – might have to ask some caring individual if they will pick up the wining prize for me LOL.

I am so looking forward to this trip.

Alan, I know that this retirement is a tad early but I wish you all the best for the future, and what a better way to do that then to celebrate with a weeks worth of photon collecting at Astrofest.

After this trip I will be building the observatory

mozzie (Peter) · #54 08-07-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Heaton

yep the biggest tosser for 2008 will be there

this year steve youll have to have a go last year you were buying a scope to only collect dust

you might have to show alex your licence other wise you mat slip into the kids section
mozzie

firstlight (Tony) · #55 21-07-2009, 11:24 PM

Only 22 days to the Queensland Astrofest, and incidentally, the closing of the Astrophotography Competition. There has only been one entry so far... even I might have a chance if this keeps up

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If you have a photo you want to enter either send the image (no larger than A4) sandwiched between some serious cardboard, contact a club representative on the committee, or send a request to the registrar and we will see what we can do to get your entry in. Alternatively, we can print it for you (but we must get the file prior to the camp as we want to have the entries viewed on the first evening) but bear in mind the colour balancing may not be to your liking (we have a 6 colour printer here and others have good quality printers as well), and there will be a fee of $5.00.

Get your entries in!

Details on the Queensland Astrofest website.

h0ughy (David) · #56 21-07-2009, 11:35 PM

oh i have completely forgotten about this....too late now - cant give it to you when i get there?

Davros (Lauren) · #57 22-07-2009, 01:08 AM

Finally registered, Tony sent you a PM re camp site.

matt · #58 22-07-2009, 08:20 AM

I'll get along to one of these...one of these years...

Sigh...

Just out of curiosity...is it allowed for folk to just turn up without booking? Would I just have to pay for a 24-hour pass if I only wanted to stay the one night?

And I s'pose all the accommodation is booked out...like, weeks ago?!?!

firstlight (Tony) · #59 22-07-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

oh i have completely forgotten about this....too late now - cant give it to you when i get there?

Why is it too late?.. You have until the 10th of August to get it to us.

Some people are only with us for a short time and if the image is not up, you might miss out on votes, so we've decided that everyone will have the same chance... If we have not received it before we go to Astrofest it won't be in.

Come on! Even an NSW back line can get it here in 2 and a half weeks... just?

firstlight (Tony) · #60 22-07-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by matt

I'll get along to one of these...one of these years...

Sigh...

Just out of curiosity...is it allowed for folk to just turn up without booking? Would I just have to pay for a 24-hour pass if I only wanted to stay the one night?

And I s'pose all the accommodation is booked out...like, weeks ago?!?!

You can come up and stay, but if you don't book and pay we can't guarantee you a bed. Although with the longer format there is less chance of missing out as it is more relaxed up there... At least last year it seemed more relaxed.

If you go to the Astrofest website you can see a table in the "Notice Board" that shows the accommodation for each night. This table is "semi-live" so the numbers are reasonably accurate... the bunk numbers are, caravan/campers and family accommodation are not.