Any Star Party for the Nothern Hemisphere observers from Greece?

[alepohori (Dimitris)]

Hello to all!

I am posting on behalf of my fellow amateur astronomers ( visual observers / astrophotographers) from Greece. We are planning a "lifetime" trip to Australia ( Sydney, Cairns ) for the upcoming TSE. Since we have never seen/observed the Southern Sky and its miracles, we would like to ask if any star party between 7th-13th November is planned near Cairns, and if we will be welcomed

Please take a look to our site,
www.spartastronomy.gr

As for me, I am a deep sky visual observer, so I have not any image to show. I wish you could read my memories to see what incredible object i have seen throuth my 8" Newtonian! As i always say, "The best pictures are in the observer's mind"

Thank you all in advance

Cheers from Athens

Dimitris Kapetanakis

[caveastola]

Hi my name is Rick,
I am traveling to cairns from Mackay (900 km south) for the eclipse but will be taking my 8" newtonian with me and will be happy to share some veiwing experiences with o/s travellers. I too am looking for a formal star party.