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13-09-2008, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Originally Posted by drmorbius
I just hope the observing field is big enough for your guys equipment....  |
OUR equipment?? As well as Ron's 16" ( I assume you're bringing it along Ron?) there IS a 16" Meade Starfinder dob with fully cybernetic GOTO coming as well you know - and heck it's for sale for anyone who is interested!
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=35795
(YES, I did think about it briefly, no, I'm not going to buy it.)
(Probably not .....)
(I bet it looks even cooler " in the flesh " than it does in the photos!)
(Where would I keep it.......?)
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14-09-2008, 03:54 PM
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and mini-Morbius too
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Posts: 447
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You can keep it at my place... 
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14-09-2008, 05:11 PM
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Currently Scopeless
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Moura Qld
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Originally Posted by drmorbius
Hey Adrian... it'll be good to meet you. You can tell us how our dark skies compare to Roma .
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Looking forward to meeting up with you all as well.
Already spoken to the travel consultant (wife) and have penciled in the 29th or 30th for the stayover but all I will have is my camera and a pair of Vivitar 20X50 binoculars, I can see Jupiter and 2 or 3 moons with them from the backyard and at $39 from the Toowoomba Ag Show hey not too bad.
Dark skies are OK here from my backyard until next door turns on yard spotlights to see what I am doing and the spotlights at the bowling green directly opposite my location and one solitary low wattage streetlight outside my house. I generally wait until neighbor goes to bed thankfully fairly early at 8-9pm, spotlights at bowling green are only on at night on Friday/Sat nights.
Have been offered a dark site to view from on a friends property about 25K north of Roma. I have been there without gear and it is very dark can only just make out the end of my nose on a moonless night.
Adrian
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14-09-2008, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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I used to do a bit of shooting on a 7000 acre property about 20 km's this side of Roma many years ago, oh heck yes nice and black! If it suits you to do so then yeah go for it sometime.
(I've got a mate with a place the other side of Chinchilla - it's about a 4 hour drive from here but there's some ideal viewing there too, and a 5 bedroom house to crash in. Might have to organise a star party there sometime too!)
And don't worry about not having much viewing gear with you at Barambah Adrian, there'll be plenty of people willing to share their view, you just wander around and visit from scope to scope - after all that's what many of the imagers do at other star parties while waiting for those precious photons to build up on the CCD sensors.
Seriously though, you'll be welcome to have a look through my gear and I'm sure most others will be willing to share as well.
Last edited by Gargoyle_Steve; 14-09-2008 at 09:43 PM.
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14-09-2008, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Monto
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Originally Posted by AlexN
Oh... how I wish I had a trailer...  |
I've just asked hubby, and you may borrow our trailer for the camp.
The only hitch is that you've gotta take it to the dump first to empty the stuff out of it.  
So it's up to you if you want to use it or not.
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14-09-2008, 08:52 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
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It would be helpful Jeanette, however I dont have a towbar either..
I dont know what gear I'll be bringing yet.. haven't decided all that just yet... its looking likely that it'll just be 2 refractors, mount and cameras.. so it'll all fit in the car nicely... I suppose the 11" doesn't take up very much room either.. so I should be right..
Thanks for the offer though..
ps. I'm going to take you up on a night in semi-dark skies one of these days.. between my light flooding neighbors, my proximity to the city and other near by shops etc, I have a 20°sq area of "dark" skies in which to image... and my horizons are somewhat higher than I'd like (orion + M31 are not an option from where I live)
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15-09-2008, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by drmorbius
You can keep it at my place... |
Cheeky bugger!!
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15-09-2008, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Wow! This thread is getting bigger, sounds like you've got the makings of a greater star party on your hands Steve.
The rego was in the mail last Thursday and I'm itching to go as I have just 1 test to go and then I'm free!
Hope to see you all there!
Chris
Last edited by Xeelee; 15-09-2008 at 09:50 PM.
Reason: just happened to be pressing enter at the wrong time
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16-09-2008, 12:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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It'll be good to see both of you guys again Chris, and yes we received the letter and cheque from Mike ok. I'm looking forward to spending time observing and hanging out with you both!
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16-09-2008, 05:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wynnum West, Brisbane.
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I got rid of the crutches today and can work again from Thursday so I'm now definate as well
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16-09-2008, 06:28 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
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woooohoooooo!!!
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16-09-2008, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wynnum West, Brisbane.
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Yes Wu Who indeed. I can now unpack that EQ6 that has been sitting in a box for the last month
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16-09-2008, 08:55 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
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Bask in the awesomeness of a massive strong mount!! tonight will be the first night playing with the C11 ! hopefully a planetary image or a lunar image will come of it.. if not.. well.. not to worry.. still, thats a BIG A55 Scope!!
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16-09-2008, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wynnum West, Brisbane.
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So your saying it's your fault that the visibility predictor is showing 3 days of crap .....
I really have to mow the jungle out there before moving this new mount outdoors
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16-09-2008, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Great to hear your not only mobile, but officially cleared as healthy Robin, and I'll bet your damn glad to be off those things. Good news mate, and yeah get stuck right into that EQ6!
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16-09-2008, 11:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wynnum West, Brisbane.
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Cheers Steve, The foot hurts but it's not the break. It's just learning to walk again ...
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19-09-2008, 02:14 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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I'm pleased to be able to mention a couple of new innovations we'll have at Barambah this time around....
Now we all know how nice it can be to sit in the Dining Hall for a cuppa and a chat, and heavens above I'd never deprive anyone of that! However for those who may prefer to stay at their scopes but still want to enjoy a hot drink you'll be pleased to hear that this time around we will have a gas powered instant boil unit right there ON THE OBSERVING FIELD!
Bring your fixings along for tea, coffee, whatever - as long as it uses boiling water - and we'll see you right!
(Actually we can temperature control the water so it doesn't have to be boiling either, hot or even warm water is just as easy.)
Secondly .... since I'll be running my laptop with Starry Night Pro, etc, to help me plan my observing I've ordered some filter gel to stop the blinding light pollution from my LCD screen (and to stop my name becoming a curse word ) ....
ANYWHOO I've ordered it today, should arrive tomorrow by courier. I'm buying larger sections of gel, one section of Primary Red and another of Neutral Density x3, there will be enough of each to fit approximately 6 laptop shields (or 5 after mine that is, I'll be keeping a piece of each). 
So as long you don't have a supersized LCD screen we'll have your choice of either red or ND filter gel that we can custom cut to fit your screen for $5 a piece, and as long as I remember to pick some up beforehand (adds it to still lengthy list) we'll have velcro dots as well so you can attach it to your laptop. I had hoped to be able to throw these in at the same price but we'll have to charge you 25 cents each for them, hopefully that won't break your budgets!
" Barambah Dark Sky Camp - does it get any better (or Darker) than this? "
Just 1 week to go folks! ~~~~~
Last edited by Gargoyle_Steve; 19-09-2008 at 06:19 PM.
Reason: velcro price....
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19-09-2008, 12:33 PM
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Location: Brisbane
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I'll be happy to relieve you of some of that red filter Steve, so can you put me down for some before it's all gone?
1 week to go
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19-09-2008, 06:24 PM
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Space Explorer
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Done Chris, no probs! We'll measure your screen up out there and cut it just right!
Please note the velcro dots are now 25c each, as amended above, that is if you don't already have your own velcro.
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19-09-2008, 07:47 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
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OOH!!! Pick me Pick Me!!
Im using cellophane at the moment, not the best of light filtering material.
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