Kulnura 25th Feb - Page 3

RB (Andrew) · #41 25-02-2006, 10:10 AM

I'll be bringing my latest creation, "The Hot Seat".
A 240v electric "seat" for you guys to check out.......

Rodstar (Rod) · #42 25-02-2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

The seeing was absolutely magic this morning at 4:30am! The best I've seen it! Got some very nice avi's of Jupiter to get through.

Weekends are for sleeping in, Mike, hasn't anyone told you?

I am yet to sight Jupiter this season. Hopefully tonight the conditions will favour a long night of observing. Does anyone know what time Jupiter is likely to clear the trees at Kulnura? I would have thought about midnight??

ausastronomer (John Bambury) · #43 25-02-2006, 12:33 PM

Rod,

I am guessing well after midnight. I think probably 2am.

CS-John B

Rodstar (Rod) · #44 25-02-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ausastronomer

Rod,

I am guessing well after midnight. I think probably 2am.

CS-John B

I had better get some shut-eye this afternoon, then! Thanks John. I'll see you with my 17 mm Orion Stratus tonight. I should be there at 7.30pm tonight.

Daniel Beringer · #45 25-02-2006, 01:27 PM

I should be there about 8:30

iceman (Mike) · #46 25-02-2006, 02:05 PM

I'll be trying for between 7:30 and 8:00pm

iceman (Mike) · #47 25-02-2006, 02:19 PM

Weather looks clear, albeit a little windy. At least it'll keep the dew away.

ausastronomer (John Bambury) · #48 25-02-2006, 02:27 PM

Mike,

My telescope is comfortably able to see through the wind, I have not yet been able to penetrate cloud with it

CS-John B

PS: The wind should drop away later in the night and the seeing will improve

Rodstar (Rod) · #49 25-02-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Frontieroptics

I should be there about 8:30

I look forward to seeing you Daniel. I will show you just how sensational the Williams Optics Crayford for SCT is that you sold me! Marvellous!

cahullian · #50 25-02-2006, 03:28 PM

The wee woman is out buying hedgehogs for tonight so it had better be clear skies or I will have to eat them all on my own.

I should get there about 7 pm or so.

Gazz

Daniel Beringer · #51 25-02-2006, 04:55 PM

hmmm Looks to be thick high cloud coming in from the south west!!

frogman (Anthony Lord) · #52 25-02-2006, 05:27 PM

But its Kulnura !!!!
Thoes that have been out here will know what im talking about

frogman (Anthony Lord) · #53 25-02-2006, 05:32 PM

hey has anyone heard from Louie

Octane (Humayun) · #54 25-02-2006, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by frogman

hey has anyone heard from Louie

I sent him an SMS about half-an-hour ago, but no reply yet.

I'll give him a buzz in a few minutes.

Regards,
H

Octane (Humayun) · #55 25-02-2006, 05:53 PM

I just rang Louie; he's piking.

I even tried laying a guilt trip on him that it'd be my last visit but he was steadfast.

Oh well.

See you lot tonight!

Regards,
Humayun

iceman (Mike) · #56 25-02-2006, 05:59 PM

I'll miss him!

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #57 25-02-2006, 06:46 PM

any weather update guys

frogman (Anthony Lord) · #58 25-02-2006, 06:53 PM

hey guys can anyone please pick me up a packet of captain black sweet filtered cigars on the way up ! should be able to buy them from a servo and ill give whoever money when they get here ~!? ? ?? ??

Octane (Humayun) · #59 26-02-2006, 07:50 AM

Hi all,

Tonight (last night/this morning) was freaking awesome.

You guys that left early missed out on some absolutely spectacular seeing (once the cloud dissipated).

I spent a lot of time tonight (last night/this morning) observing Eta Carinae, Omega Centauri, The Jewel Box and Antares. I photographed the tail end of Scorpius and will hopefully get to work on that today some time. Just before we left, I took some nice shots of the Moon as it rose above the trees.

Andrew (Rocket Boy) and I were the last two to leave.

The highlight of the night was the banter exchanged whilst devouring olive and cheese pizza and sipping Coke (thanks Andrew). Mike, are you an olive and cheese pizza convert now?

It was great catching up with you folks and indeed meeting new people. It was also great to see such a good turn out.

Cheers Andrew and Gazz.

All that was missing tonight was Louie. Miss you, bud.

Regards,
Humayun

Rodstar (Rod) · #60 26-02-2006, 08:19 AM

Thanks everyone for making last night another memorable Kulnura experience.

It was great to make some new acquaintances, and I thoroughly enjoyed our chat around Rocket Boy's new "hot box". Great pizza, and beer, man! It is always a pleasure chatting, and sharing family stories and experiences.

Nice to see Joe and his family/friends, Jacob, Geoff (Owl) and Glenn Dawes for the first time. Also good to catch up with Daniel Berringer and talk about the WO crayford for SCT (which is an outstanding peice of equipment BTW).

As for observing, that was a bit of a downer for me last night. My LX200 make some disturbing hissing and gurgling sounds early on.....maybe it should not have had so much pizza.......Off to the workshop at Bintel, hopefully under warranty, and hopefully to be ready for SPSP14.

Still, I was able to use my scope as a push-to, and show Froggy that we Buzz-Clickers can manually find some objects too! I particularly enjoyed the views of Jupiter last night...first for the year for me. Also, Saturn held up to 295x for the second night in a row. Omega Centauri improved as it rose in the sky, and the view of M46 in John Bambury (Ausastronomer)'s scope was very sharp. H114 is becoming a real favourite of mine, so easy to find in the Milky Way glow halfway between Crux and the false cross. The Jewel Box is always a pleasing view.

John and I had a look at a few objects in the Orion Stratus 17mm. It was very sharp and contrasty on axis, only losing some sharpness in the peripheral 25% of the FOV. I was pleased with how it performed. Clouds drifting and variable seeing made the job of a detailed comparison with other similar focal length Ep's too difficult.

Our thoughts go with you H, as you head to the ACT. Best wishes, mate. There is a chance my family may be heading down that way in the next 6-9 months for a family break....if so I'll PM you, as we might be able to enjoy those dark Canberra skies one night?!

Louie, we all commented on how we missed you. Hope you are OK, and that we see soon.

I hope to see as many of you as possible at SPSP14. If not, maybe a session at 3rd quarter before, or 1st quarter after could happen? Let's see what the weather does, and whether a leave pass is at all obtainable....