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Roosta
20-05-2011, 2:16am
Any body keen to go and shot the stars and the Planets?

I know it's late or early notice, but I have only a short time back and was thinking of this Sunday night 22Nd.

With some of the Planets playing their part, I feel it's a great chance.

Any one ?

Analog6
20-05-2011, 6:14am
Well if I was over there I'd love to Roosta. I tried to upload a Stellarium screendump for you but as usual the forum just gives me a red !.

Pre dawn in the east Mars, Venus and Mercury will be tightly grouped with Jupiter up above them, it's a nice conjunction for Sunday. Visible for you from about 5.15 am. If you can get a good foreground interest object it will look terrific.

Milbs1
20-05-2011, 8:52am
I might be up for it. Where are you thinking? I was supposed to be in Cervantes this weekend but it got postponed so I need to do something different :cool:
Actually, I haven't got your number, I'll drop you a pm.
Hope the new job is going well?

13ulletz
20-05-2011, 11:01am
When and where?

Roosta
20-05-2011, 11:31am
Well if I was over there I'd love to Roosta. I tried to upload a Stellarium screendump for you but as usual the forum just gives me a red !.

Pre dawn in the east Mars, Venus and Mercury will be tightly grouped with Jupiter up above them, it's a nice conjunction for Sunday. Visible for you from about 5.15 am. If you can get a good foreground interest object it will look terrific.

Thanks Odille, will look inti it.

Roosta
20-05-2011, 11:35am
Will try to see what the weather is up to, but I was thinking more of early evening rather than very early morning. We need somewhere with out to much ambient light and a good access to the south celestial pole region, or milky way - southern x.

what do you guys think?

13ulletz
20-05-2011, 12:29pm
Sounds good. Where do you want to go?

Samphire
20-05-2011, 7:25pm
I'd love to go it would be a great learning experience.

peterking
20-05-2011, 11:11pm
Serpentine Dam would give you that plus not too much light pollution.

nicolef
21-05-2011, 8:55pm
hey - what time are you thinking? Thinking I might be able to do a last minute 'oh seeing as the kids in bed and all we're doing is watching tv...." (meanwhile having packed bag and charged battery).....

Milbs1
22-05-2011, 2:30pm
I'm out. Have a badly constipated 2yo that is miserable and wont sleep. A 3.30am start to the day so I will need an early night :(

Roosta
22-05-2011, 5:05pm
Sorry guys, looks like the clouds are rolling in thick and fast. Might try to plan something a little more favourable at a latter date.

Wayno
26-05-2011, 7:50am
Keep me posted for any rescheduling...I might be in town.

Roosta
27-05-2011, 7:47pm
Nice avatar mate, love PF, see Shirls post for Trigg.