Glad you all had a goodtime at the inaugural BSP!- well done BD! thats some effort to organise something like that - i am in awe!
One thing tho, you guys were observing near a large body of water - in my experience - that can be tricky? at night weird atmospherics happen around water - fog, mists ect.? but you cant tell that from Anthony's and others pics but!!?
Thanks Ken,John & Anna for all your hard work to make the camp such a success.
Dave's talks were a big hit on the weekend and the leonids(?spelling )was a crack up.He really knows how to keep the audiance captivated.The rain may have had a little to do with that also. lol JK mate.
Deidre, Ron and Myself all had a blast (even though I had a cold) The clouds may have been out but they still played second fiddle to the laughter and the bulldust that was going around (most of the latter from me)
A big thank you to Dave for pulling my name out of the hat for the telrad ( I had been putting off buying one for ages)
We all enjoyed the Ballarat observatory. Some amazing scopes there!! We even found some gold when we went to Sovereign Hill.
I am kicking myself for missing the monday nights viewing, but Ron and I had a wonderful time in Melbourne getting in some real Hapkido practice.
All in all everyone should give themselves a past on the back for making the weekend one to remember.
Congrats to the organisers, looks like you guys put on a great event. I wish i had been, sounds like you had lots of fun. I feel like the Australian mateship spirit is live and kicking in the Amature Astronomy world. Its great to see, keep it up.
Glad you all had a goodtime at the inaugural BSP!- well done BD! thats some effort to organise something like that - i am in awe!
One thing tho, you guys were observing near a large body of water - in my experience - that can be tricky? at night weird atmospherics happen around water - fog, mists ect.? but you cant tell that from Anthony's and others pics but!!?
Thanks kearn. Ark Ark! Strangely the lake made no difference at all. The air was so calm. A bit of fog rose up from it to about 4 feet high, drifted off to the neighbouring paddock and then settled again.
many thanks to you ken and dave 47 tuc, john xtream and everyone else that put in to make it a great weekend. it was very well orginised , very informative and i met a great bunch of people, glad it cleared up for you on the mon night, bird would have been happy to get some good images down. I was tempted to come back but had to settle for the backyard. anyway i cant wait for the next one !!
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