Uplooker

Lovely day on the field, pity only Kenny left to enjoy it 

Still raining🙄

4 hours ago, Pixies said:

Nooooooooooo!

**&&^🤬***^%$

That's me out, I'm afraid. I'll contact Lesley and let her know. I'll pay the outstanding too.

 

Nightmare, hope you are not badly hit by it

16 minutes ago, mapstar said:

Vans all packed ready for the journey up tomorrow. Hopefully bring some clear skies 

Safe and uneventful journey to ya 

Derek, have you raised a thread for the Autumn 2023 SP. Probably operator error and have just missed seeing it.

As above, will book with Leslie when I see her next week 😀

7 minutes ago, Physopto said:

Anything useful and relevant I supose.

We also need a case of beer.

And

The Booby Prize I am thinking of may be a Mouldy  Pie 🤣

😀

 

Booby Prize - Mmmm…. let me think, one of your framed astro images - that no one has Ever seen😇😇

On 10/11/2022 at 14:14, Physopto said:

Wee bit of info.

Only 10-11 days left to the begining of the Camp. 😀

 

As we all wlil be aware the weather is pants at present, BUT........

Several Long Range Forcasts are showing that the weather is supposed to clear up a bit around the 22nd- 23rd until towards the end of the month.

And...

There are several night showing up as possibly clear after that.

 

I will of course keep an eye on things.

So I hope that cheers us all up a bit for the Star Camp.

No matter how it turns out it will be great to meet up with Old Friends and forge friendships with New attendees.

 

All being well Leslie will warm up the pies and I will sort out gravy and peas for Friday night.

Some prizes have been kindly donated and some bought for the planned Raffle.

 

Please remember Covid has not gone away entirely and still poses some problems, as unfortunately Jim and Dawn can attest to.

About 1 in 30 people still are infected in the UK, so we may well have one or two people unknowingly with COVID at the camp.

Please try to keep a safe distance, should be easy as we are in a huge field.😇

Stay well, stay safe.

See you all there.

Who are you calling Old - pot and kettle come to mind.

What items would you like for prizes? Bound to be more drink than you could shake a stick at! Astro bits and bobs?

2 hours ago, jamie56 said:

Hi Derek,  wee bit of news both Dawn and myself have covid, just been tested positive, hopefully all clear for the camp but will keep you updated, gonna be real passed if not, so far we ain't to bad fingers crossed 

Oh dear! Hope you neither of you suffer too badly. I am sure you will be fine by the time of the SP. Get well soon

1 hour ago, estwing said:

Stunning! What processing did you do to pull out that amount of detail???

18 hours ago, Physopto said:

Foot right in it 😂

Yur nae wrang there

On 19/10/2022 at 01:34, James111 said:

Its denise lol

😃 Oops

8 hours ago, Physopto said:

Prices!!!!!

If you need to ask the price, you can’t afford it😬

3 hours ago, jamie56 said:

Who's the dude wi Damien 🤔 

Yeah, who is that gadgey?

Jimmy,

who could forget you and Dawn? Be good to see you both again👍Take it easy on the vodka 😬

Hi Derren, Just spoken to Kenny put him down for 2 pies. He thinks he has booked with Leslie 🙄, but is going to confirm tonight or tomorrow. If he does not make it, I will cover the cost of his😬

He should be along shortly to make his presence known.

If it was I don’t remember. Great report!

19 hours ago, Uplooker said:

Derren,

Order the pies you need to get free postage, I am sure me, Damian, Jim/ Dawn and others will make sure you are not short of cash (eat remaining pies).😮

On 04/09/2022 at 10:31, Physopto said:

All jokes aside folks, I hope that some more Star Camp Attendees will read these posts about the "Pie and Peas night".

As I need to get a total of pies to order ASAP.

If not enough pies are ordered then I will have to cancel the ordering as the postage costs will be way too high!

I know it is relatively early at present but to be for warned is better than too late in the day to do anything.

 

Darren,

Order the pies you need to get free postage, I am sure me, Damian, Jim/ Dawn and others will make sure you are not short of cash (eat remaining pies).😮

13 hours ago, estwing said:

I'm on a diet!!!

A see food diet??

I’ll have 2 off on the night, none to take home. Better reserve 6 at least for someone else we know😜

Put me down for 3 off pies😬

Hi David,

mirrors can become very dirty before there is any impact on image clarity. When you do clean them you can certainly use your finger tips - as long as they are free from dirt/ particles. Submerge the mirror in water with the tiniest bit of washing up liquid added. Let it soak for a bit, then very gently rub over stubborn areas. Rinse off under tap water, then a final rinse when the mirror is at an angle with Reverse osmosis (RO) water. The RI is available for peanuts from any aquatic fish shop. The RO has very little dissolved in it and therefore will not leave residue/ witness marks on the mirror. Mirrors and their coating are significantly more robust than th majority of people give them credit for.

I suspect that the majority of manufacturers would recommend people send their mirrors back to them for cleaning due the likely liability they would be exposed to if people screwed it up.

Starting to get darker, not by much, but it will accelerate 😀

Having some element of “dirt”, whether that be eyelash grease on the EP will have little if any impact on the views. Best to use a bulb blower to get rid of particles of dirt, prior to any cleaning. Best of all, avoid cleaning unless it is likely to etch the coatings, i.e. bird poop