Large Dobs atCambroon Observatory Tonight

astroron (Ron) · #1 24-09-2005, 09:43 AM

My Observatory will have 30"25"16" scopes tonight and possibly next week as well, so if any S/E Qld members carn't get along to Glenmore Grove, come up to Cambroon Observatory tonight, it should be a good night.
If you need directions PM me or find the map on posts on this forum.astroron

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #2 24-09-2005, 10:22 AM

I can't make it, so can you just send the scopes over here then

RapidEye · #3 24-09-2005, 10:41 AM

I was thinkin' the same thing, actually...

You guys are comin' up on summer, and those loooooooong days, short nights....

You wanna send those bad boys to this side of the equator to make sure they get more starlight than sunlight? I've got sheep at my place, so they'd feel like they didn't travel any further than NZ \

Argonavis (William) · #4 24-09-2005, 11:53 AM

Ron

Not sure I can make it tonite. Peter is busy packing but I have family committments. I might be able to come up for a few hours and bring my binos with me.

astroron (Ron) · #5 24-09-2005, 01:50 PM

No Worries Bill ,see you when I see you.astroron.
I am offline now so cheers everyone

Argonavis (William) · #6 25-09-2005, 07:10 PM

Thank you Ron and all those who attended (Peter and Erwin, actually). It was a very enjoyable night. It was the first time that I had used my 22x100's under a dark sky and they were impressive. Standouts were M8 and M20 in the same field, Antaries, M4 and ngc6144 in the same field, and B163, which is a very dark patch against the splendid richness of the milky way in Scorpius. M31 was neatly captured, however the dark lanes were not in evidence. I have tried 125mm telescopes before, but these binoculars are the best RFT I have used. They are ideal for exploring the central region of our galaxy.
Needles to say, the views through Peter's 30inch were impressive also. I have never seen the extensive detail displayed in the dark lanes in ngc253 like that before. Living there must be like our view of the extensive gas clouds in the plane of the Milky Way.
The Moon rose just after the witching hour, so hopefully there will be all this and more next weekend.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #7 25-09-2005, 10:27 PM

I hope so too, I'll be able to get there next weekend. Sounds like it was a great night.