wakefield area

[mapstar]

That's mostly what I'm missing crash the sagittarius stuff. I managed M61 last night but had to use averted vision as the LP was drowning everything out! Whispy cloud didn't help.

[crashtestdummy]

You will have more messiers than me soon,my bagging list has massively stallled due to bad southern horizon observing spots

[mapstar]

I doubt that crash.

Is everyone still on for tonight?

[Russty]

can only do winscarr tonight as Julie has to be in Bedford early tuesday so cant be rolling in at 4am (again)

[mapstar]

So half 3 then Russ ha ha

[Astronomer69]

I'm not gonna be able to make it I've early start in morning.

[stonemonkeylives]

Woke up after my night shift to find we're going to bbq, so I cant make it unfortunately

sent from Gherkin Muncher mk .III (commonly known as a Galaxy S2)

[mapstar]

If the sky looks as good as this later it'll be a great night.

[Nephalem]

I'm ok for tonight....what's the plan ?

[Soupy]

I'll be up for winscarr later but won't get there until close to 10 I imagine.

[mapstar]

I'm fine for either winscarr or sutton from 8 onwards although it won't be dark till 10

[Nephalem]

Ok looks like winscar is the most suitable option.......ill try and get for between 8-9pm

[crashtestdummy]

Im thinking of having a drive over holme moss to see how the southern aspect is but not sure if i will take the scope or not

[mapstar]

Holme moss is quite a bit higher so maybe it will prove fruitful.

I don't think my messier tally will go up any tonight

[crashtestdummy]

Other than m83,and one in aquarius im just waiting on the sagitarius ones.will have to wait until june for most as i cant really stay out past 1am

[mapstar]

just getting all my gear in the car for an all nighter.I was thinking about hawes area earlier though, but the WAG (winscarr astronomical group ha ha) meeting will be a good night seeing as its so warm i actually had to ditch the jacket last night!!!!

[Russty]

sorry guys my pass has just been revoked with the old "you know i've to get up early" line

[crashtestdummy]

Think i will save the drive for tomorrow night and get out for an hour in the garden and get a few herschels and caldwells for an hour

[mapstar]

Soupy and Paul are you still going to winscarr as I'm off to sutton bank If not Ou

[Soupy]

Sorry Damian and Paul, little girl has been sick again and wife can't cope on her own! Going to have to say I can't make it. Looks like the bak garden for me tonight.

[stevemuir]

Anyone going to Winscarr? I MIGHT be able to get there this evening....

And yes, this is the forum that rocks :-) :-) I'm going to speak to a mate of mine who's quite heavily involved with Leeds Astronomy Society, see what advice he has for making a group more "formal", if that's what the general consensus is??

[stevemuir]

Actually, my pas has just been revoked ;-) Hope whoever's out tonight had a good one.

[nicks90]

hope anyone that is out is having a great time, just come back from taking the dogs out and had the bins with me. got m13, m92 and the beehive easily in about 15 minutes! saturn is looking awsome too, so surpised you can make out it has rings with a pair of bins!!!

have fun tonight,

nick

[crashtestdummy]

Had an hour in the garden,had a few planetaries and a few new clusters but was surprisingly.bright out despite the streetlights being out.

[dean w]

Just been out in back garden with scope and bins had a few problems to start with knocked finder out of alinment couldn't find anything till I relised what I had done sorted and found saturn awsome sight tried my carboot eyepiece 50p for a palossi 5mm work fine but the slightest of touches on the scope and it looked like I was in an earth quake hope all that are out tonight have a good night hopefully I will be able to make the next meet