Easter Weekend! What are you doing?

iceman (Mike) · #1 05-04-2007, 08:37 AM

4 day holiday! Gotta love that.

Anyone doing anything special or exciting this weekend?

I don't think we've got too many plans.. a trip to the zoo on one of the days, and some work around the house (gardening included), take the kids to the movies.. probably not much else.
The weather is not looking good (showers all days) so it's unlikely i'll get to do any observing or imaging.

What about you?

I've only got a 3-day week next week as well, as I'm taking Friday off for SPSP!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #2 05-04-2007, 08:58 AM

Hmm, let's see....
Friday, finish researching essay topic and finish writing second draught of my Uni essay. Hopefully get some time under the stars later in th night to christen a few new astrogoodies.

Saturday, working in my wife's shop for the morning and then writing my final essay draught and getting it in. Go out to dinner with my lovely wife and dog. Garlic prawn nachos down the beach at Mooloolaba

Sunday... help my boy photograph all his Warhammer and get it up onto ebay. Read chapter 21 of my homework and start preparing for my first exam next week. Maybe catch a couple of old Star Trek Voyager episodes in the evening before hitting the computer again.

Monday....study, work on my uni project and maybe do some retail therapy in the aftenoon. Monday night - Mythbusters

though last weeks was a bit of a disappointment.

And then there is the rest of the week I have off

acropolite (Phil) · #3 05-04-2007, 09:33 AM

Down to the shack (holiday house for you northerners) for me, hopefully catch heaps of fish and enjoy the dark night skies (No streetlights) and a walk along the beach. Work and home commitments have meant that I haven't been able to observe from the shack yet so I'm looking forward to it. We also have a new car so we're looking forward to our first long trip in it.

Dujon · #4 05-04-2007, 10:09 AM

Perhaps, like Phil, I'll take my newly purchased vehicle for a bit of a run, not too far as it's second hand. Other than that it is going to be work, work, work and work.

bloodhound31 · #5 05-04-2007, 10:16 AM

Four days off....thats 3 sleep-ins.....thats 3 nights up all night at the eyepiece...and the moon waning later and later...WOOHOO!!!!!

Baz.

h0ughy (David) · #6 05-04-2007, 10:26 AM

Lets see,

Dodge the police
Empty and clean trailer
Check tyres and electrical connections on trailer
Clear spot in shed for trailer
Fend off disparaging remarks from wife
Dinner with Wife’s Mum and Mine
Play with new modded camera
Play with kids
Pack the trailer
Prepack the astro gear
Check and top up all batteries
Recharge all camera batteries
Pack cameras for SPSP
Remove data from lappy to take to SPSP
Back up and remove data from 100 gig HDD for Mike to fill up at SPSP
Clean out car
Cook BBQ for family
Watch mythbusters from last Monday (I recorded it but haven’t seen it yet)
Watch a few footy games, maybe the cricket, some motor racing.
Get camping kit together for Daughter for her camp with brownies
And watch the rain……..

Really not a lot?

nightsky · #7 05-04-2007, 10:36 AM

G'Day,
I hope to get the Observatory finished

as my M8 will be off work for a few days be able to give me a hand to finish the slide of hatch,cut the colourbond sheeting,attach the rollers,finish the final touches of the pier,then paint all the wood other than that, I'll be having a rest

When it's finished I'll post a few pic's.
P.S. Well thats the plan anyway,if the old bones don't give in

rogerg (Roger) · #8 05-04-2007, 10:36 AM

Ahh good, a holiday thread, I was looking forward to one of these popping up

We've got a couple of family lunches (friday & sunday probably), my partner has a hens night to go to

, and I'm taking the opportunity of a night without her to spend doing planetary imaging with a mate and his 15" obsession

(let's hope it's clear!).

I still don't have my LX200 back, but will probably be setting up my portable setup, try and use up some of the film I have in my astro film camera from the ASWA astro camp a couple of weeks back. Maybe just enjoy a little visual stuff too, but all in my back yard, not going travelling.

We're hoping to get some hiking or something like that outdoors-ish in, but it hasn't rained over here yet, so the bush is still very dry and relatively un-inviting

, I was hoping we would have got some rain before easter to make it more friendly. The tics might still be a bit too bitey.

All in all, looking forward to 4 days of freedom

rogerg (Roger) · #9 05-04-2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightsky

G'Day,
I hope to get the Observatory finished

....

Now that's a good weekend! Hope you have a good run and get it finished smoothly

ving (David) · #10 05-04-2007, 11:24 AM

friday: sleep and maybe swim for an hour or so at the local pool. generally relax.
saturday: cheryls birthday. organise breakfast in bed with rebecca, go shopping, possible dinner and movie... not sure. basically whatever cheryl wants

sunday: heading over to the human body exhibition at moore park with a friend + lunch.
monday: cheryl and i are going for a drive to batemans bay, just for a day trip

i of course am hoping to get some observing in too but the weather looks to be cloudy all weekend.

snowyskiesau · #11 05-04-2007, 11:54 AM

Being unemployed, holidays don't have the same impact for me

I'll be installing a new kitchen sink and taps, refinishing the kitchen benchtops,
replacing two windows, laying some paving, mowing the lawn.
Make a start on building some cases for my telescope/mounts.

At night, I'll be trying to catch up on 20 hours of recorded TV shows while I curse the moon and/or clouds.

matt · #12 05-04-2007, 12:10 PM

Sleeping in.

Spending time with the girlfriend and her family.

Working on a magazine article.

Maybe a bit of imaging if the weather co-operates.

Drinking the occasional beer...

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #13 05-04-2007, 12:11 PM

Nuffin.

Maybe a picnic on Sunday.

DobDobDob (Ron) · #14 05-04-2007, 12:19 PM

Friday: Work all day and all night at the Bike show at Bankstown (dodging bullets and iron bars

)

Saturday: Dig a hole in the backyard for stormwater channel. Work Saturday night.

Sunday: Walk and move gingerly from the previous days physical labour. Sunday night, sweat on a clear sky to drag the scope out.

Monday: Write up to 50 posts on IIS. Monday night work.

Sheesh, when you look at it, work dominates most of my life and in fact reading through the other posts, it seems that others are also working in various capacities, even though it's meant to be a holiday season.

I am however thankful for my lot in life, if I get a few hours in on Sunday night, all the other days of work will be forgotten as I peer backwards in time ever closer to the moment it all began

nightsky · #15 05-04-2007, 12:36 PM

G'Day,
Seems like most people will be doing a bit of hard yaker over the holidays

but also remember that it's a very important date in the Christain calendar to celebrate the death of Jesus on Good Friday and the rising from the dead on Easter Sunday. Also the Irish will be celebrating the Easter up rising on Easter Sunday against the British in 1916

I wish everyone a very happy Easter.
Cheers
Arthur

DaveGee (Dave Gault) · #16 05-04-2007, 12:37 PM

Hi Mike,

>Anyone doing anything special or exciting this weekend?

Remember, there is to be a spectacular Lunar Occultation of
Antares this Saturday night. A summary of event times
and a diagram of Luna showing event sites is here...

http://users.tpg.com.au/users/daveg/...Antares_LO.pdf

While both events will be interesting, the
reappearance is the main event where you should see
the Antares secondary star pop out from the dark limb
some 7 seconds before the primary.

I hope to record the event on video for timing
purposes however owners of web cameras (hint hint)
might be able to record the green/blue secondary
before the ruby red primary pops out and overwhelms
it.

Regards
DaveGault

OneOfOne (Trevor) · #17 05-04-2007, 01:25 PM

I am looking forward to moving back into the house!

Our extension is finished and we used the new room to store all the furniture from the rest of the house while we had the floor boards done. Friday we hope to move the furniture back and sleep in our own beds again, we have been living at the in-laws (who are away in Swan Hill). Then we can get the new room done in a week or so.

The next job is to fit out the new cupboard with shelves etc to store the tripod, scope, eyepiece case and other astronomical bits. Hopefully by the end of Easter I can actually take it outside and use it again.

toetoe (Peter) · #18 05-04-2007, 02:01 PM

I'll keep the world spinning around for everyone, I'll be working, no time off for me.

JohnG (John) · #19 05-04-2007, 02:08 PM

Dodging the bloody tourists,

they are already arriving in droves, the place is already getting over run, think I will hide in the Observatory all weekend.

Cheers

JohnG

Ric · #20 05-04-2007, 02:46 PM

Observing, observing, imaging, observing.

weather permitting

Have a happy and safe Easter all.