Central Coast March 2008

Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin) · #1 17-02-2008, 04:31 AM

Sounds like the new Moon is the 9th March 2008, therefore is it fitting that Sat the 8th would be the pony club night. If so I should be there as I would have just commenced a couple of months holiday.

Want to try out new dew shield and heater (both home made).

Arthur Alchin

iceman (Mike) · #2 17-02-2008, 07:14 AM

Sounds good to me. Hopefully the weather will co-operate this time.

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #3 17-02-2008, 02:11 PM

the 9th it is then

MARK your calenders boys and girls
no excuses for not turning up - keep it free, i mean locked in - you know what i mean ( and no - not valvoline )

geoff

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #4 17-02-2008, 06:36 PM

Friday the 7th or Saturday the 8th is OK with me .

I'll pencil in both nights............

Geoffro

ausastronomer (John Bambury) · #5 17-02-2008, 09:09 PM

I will be away at Coonabarabran from 29/2 to 10/3 so hopefully I will catch up with you guys April New moon if you are not at SPSP.

Cheers,
John B

Rick Petrie · #6 18-02-2008, 12:42 PM

I'm OK with either day. Chalked up a few browny points with all this inclement weather of late. Catch up hopefully -will be fine won't it Geoff?
Famous last words.

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #7 18-02-2008, 12:56 PM

of course it will Rick

of course it will

and it will be cold

geoff

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #8 18-02-2008, 06:47 PM

We believe you Geoff.

RB (Andrew) · #9 18-02-2008, 08:32 PM

I'm hoping to be there.
Might even bring a scope.

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #10 18-02-2008, 09:05 PM

Hi Andrew, It would be great to see you there with your scope.

I could learn a lot from your experience with your MEADE.

Hope to see ya there with your regular Cuban friends....

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #11 18-02-2008, 10:57 PM

nah Geoff

he will probably bring the 8" lightbridge so we can duel on Mars and Saturn

geoff

Kal (Andrew) · #12 19-02-2008, 12:04 AM

I'll pencil it in. New astro toys and lots of rain lately mean I'm itching to get under dark skies.

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #13 22-02-2008, 06:28 PM

Andrew, If you bring the Meade I will make sure I get there early enough to help you lift her and set her up if you like.

I will eat lots of weet-bix in the morning to get the energy up for the lift.

Just looking outside tonight and it looks fantastic. Although the Moon will be up and Full fairly early I think.
I am off to Ricks for a bit of observing and maybe a beer......

Anyway, it would be good to see you and your scope there on the Mountain next time.

Geoffro.

h0ughy (David) · #14 22-02-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

nah Geoff

he will probably bring the 8" lightbridge so we can duel on Mars and Saturn

geoff

hey i might have a 16" lightbridge by then, you know what they look like dont you Geoff?

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #15 22-02-2008, 10:27 PM

yes i saw that post Dave - where you going to put it ?

and yes Dave - with only a month and a bit to go, that memory keeps rolling round in my head

geoff

h0ughy (David) · #16 22-02-2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

yes i saw that post Dave - where you going to put it ?

and yes Dave - with only a month and a bit to go, that memory keeps rolling round in my head

geoff

or ticket in hat?

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #17 22-02-2008, 11:19 PM

i will make sure i only register once this year

geoff

RB (Andrew) · #18 23-02-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Inmykombie

Andrew, If you bring the Meade I will make sure I get there early enough to help you lift her and set her up if you like.

I will eat lots of weet-bix in the morning to get the energy up for the lift.

Just looking outside tonight and it looks fantastic. Although the Moon will be up and Full fairly early I think.
I am off to Ricks for a bit of observing and maybe a beer......

Anyway, it would be good to see you and your scope there on the Mountain next time.

Geoffro.

Cheers mate, I'll make a special effort to come early & bring her then.
We'll sound like a Brazilian coffee house; grinding away with our scopes throughout the night.

bkm2304 (Richard Brown) · #19 23-02-2008, 04:34 PM

I'll be there with the 16" Lightbridge with G-Star Ex on board - wanna see some REALLY faint stuff?

Is the Pony Club an all night effort or do we have to vacate before dawn?

Richard

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #20 24-02-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RB

Cheers mate, I'll make a special effort to come early & bring her then.
We'll sound like a Brazilian coffee house; grinding away with our scopes throughout the night.

The " grinding " is a great sound....nothing like it anywhere else....

Just let me know what time you wanna get there and we will organise a set up.

Geoffro.