Peak Star Party 2013

[mapstar]

if I were you, I'd make a dob base for the 200pds for visual use and keep the eq mount for imaging if you want to do any of that dark art. might be worth thinking about.

I'll probably just sell it as I've my heart set on building my own Sumerian style dob. They are as good to look at (for me anyway) as to look through and its the achievement of saying I built that which really appeals

[Teslar]

I'm in Mars 2 so handy for the food wagon I guess might be a high traffic area though!!

[KerryAnn23]

What time is everyone thinking of arriving? I don't no what time to arrange my lift for :-/

[Moonshane]

not sure yet, hoping for mid afternoon then it's not too much of a rush to get the tent up before dark as it normally is!

[LeeB]

I'm aiming for about 3.30 to 4 as I have an exam till 12.30.

[mapstar]

It'll be around mid afternoon for me, leave midday Monday I think?  

[KerryAnn23]

Think we will set off around 12.30-1pm then it will give us good time to get tent set up and unpack stuff to put in the right place and that so there's no dodging stuff after dark lol :-)

[nightfisher]

I should be there for about mid day, i like to have plenty of time to get the house set out

[Rustmonkey]

Midday......park up and put the kettle on.....job done

[KerryAnn23]

Yeah yeah yeahhh well u can make us a cuppa while we get set up then ;-) lol

[Teslar]

I'll be lucky to make it before late afternoon setting off from 60 miles north of Newcastle

[wookie1965]

My mates bringing me hes hoping get half day off work otherwise we are going to be leaving at 6 ish and we are coming from St.Helen's down M62/M6 it says 1hr 10 mins that's traffic permitting so hopefully he gets half day off or we will be setting up in dark.

[nightfisher]

i have the friday/monday booked of work so can get on site pretty early

[KerryAnn23]

Yeah iv booked them days off too so I cud be there early but we will see I guess, see what the forecast is too lol :-)

[nightfisher]

yes the forcast will be on my mind, begs the question what to do if its horrible

[KerryAnn23]

Yeah I no, people have mentioned snow and I nearly burst out crying, it's my only holiday and my main chance to observe as its Rubbish by my house most of the time and I don't drive :-( lots of fingers and toe crossing coming up in these next few weeks lol :-)

[wookie1965]

I was thinking that but half the time weather forecast says one thing and its wrong but if it rains all weekend i wont be happy.

[Moonshane]

I'll believe it if I see it but here's one long range forecast for Stockporthttp://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/stockport/sk1-1/daily-weather-forecast/329267?day=26

[KerryAnn23]

Yeah me too Shane although I don't think we have done bad for the daytime weather... Just night time lol

[wookie1965]

Ive got everything crossed as its my first time and the first time had my scope to a dark site usually though October has been good. By the way i think it was Blackpool was doing its own weather because all the forecasts were saying it was raining there and people were not going and in fact hadn't rained there all day local council started doing there own forecasts so people could check with them get the proper forecast that's how bad it is. You only got to look at at last two years last year we were told having barbecue summer and this year said we were going have typical British summer sunshine and frequent showers  thunderstorms and never got that right.

[PorkyB]

What's up at PSP?  Here's my list:

Mars (0400-Sunrise)

Jupiter (0100-Sunrise)

Uranus (Sunset-0500)

Neptune (Sunset-0100, low)

Andromeda (all night, high): M31 Andromeda Galaxy, NGC404 Mirach’s Ghost galaxy, NGC752 open cluster, NGC7662 Blue Snowball planetary nebula

Aquarius (2100-0000): M2 globular cluster, NGC 7293 Helix Nebula

Auriga (2300-Sunrise, high): M36 cluster, M37 cluster, M38 cluster, IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

Camelopardalis (all night, high): NGC1502 & Kemble’s Cascade

Cancer (0400-Sunrise): M44 Beehive Cluster, M67 open cluster

Canes Venatici (0600-Sunrise): M3 globular cluster, M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, M63 Sunflower Galaxy, M94 galaxy, NGC4631 Whale Galaxy, Y La Superba Carbon star

Canis Major (partly visible @0600, low): M41 open cluster, NGC 2362 open cluster

Cassiopeia (all night, high): M52 open cluster, M103 open cluster, C10/NGC663 open cluster, NGC281 Cluster & nebula, NGC457 Owl cluster, NGC654 open cluster, NGC659 open cluster, NGC7789 open cluster, NGC7790 open cluster

Cepheus (all night, high): IC1396 open cluster, NGC7160 open cluster, μ (mu) The Garnet Star

Cygnus (Sunset-0200, high): M29 open cluster, M39 open cluster, NGC6910 Rocking Horse open cluster, NGC6826 Blinking planetary nebula, NGC6871 open cluster, NGC6883 open cluster, NGC6888 Crescent nebula, IC5070 Pelican Nebula, IC7000 North American Nebula

Delphinus (Sunset-0100): C42/NGC7006 Globular cluster, C47/NGC6934 Globular cluster

Draco (all night): NGC6543 Cats Eye Nebula

Eridanus (partly visible 0300, low): NGC1535 planetary nebula

Gemini (0200-Sunrise, high): M35 open cluster, NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula

Hercules (Sunset-2200): M13 Hercules Globular Cluster, M92 globular cluster

Hydra (partly visible Sunrise, low): M48 open cluster

Lacerta (Sunset-0600, high): C16/NGC7243 open cluster

Leo (0600-Sunrise): M65, M66 & NGC3628 Leo Triplet galaxies, M95 galaxy, M96 galaxy, M105 & NGC3384 galaxies

Lepus (partly visible 0500, low): M79 globular cluster, R Hind’s Crimson Star

Lynx (0100-Sunrise, high): C25/NGC2419 Globular cluster

Lyra (Sunset-0100, high): M56 globular cluster, M57 Ring Nebula

Monoceros (0400-Sunrise): M50 open cluster, NGC 2232 open cluster, NCG2239/44 open cluster and Rosette Nebula, NGC 2264 open cluster

Ophiuchus (partly visible Sunset, low): M10 globular cluster, M12 globular cluster, ic4665open cluster

Orion (0200-Sunrise): M42/M43 Orion Nebula , M78 nebula, NGC1662 open cluster, NGC1973/5/7 nebula, NGC1980 nebula, NGC1981 open cluster

Pegasus (Sunset-0200, high): M15 globular cluster

Perseus (2100-Sunrise, high): M34 open cluster, M76 Little Dumbell Nebula, NCG869/884 Double Cluster, NGC1528 open cluster, NGC1582 open cluster, Melotte 20 open cluster

Pisces (2100-0300): M74 galaxy

Sagitta (Sunset-0100): M71 globular cluster

Sculptor (partly visible 0000, low): NGC253 galaxy, NGC288 globular cluster

Scutum (Sunset-2100): M11 Wild Duck Cluster, M26 globular cluster

Serpens (partly visible Sunset, low): M5 globular cluster, M16 Eagle Nebula, M17 Omega Nebula, M18 open cluster

Taurus (0000-Sunrise): M1 Crab Nebula, M45 Pleiades, NGC1647 open cluster, NGC1514 planetary nebula

Triangulum (all night, high): M33 Triangulum Galaxy

Ursa Major (0300-Sunrise): M81 Bode’s Nebulae galaxy & M82 Cigar galaxy, M97 Owl Nebula, M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, M108 galaxy

Vulpecula (Sunset-0200, high): M27 Dumbell Nebula, Coathanger, C37/NGC6885 open cluster

[Moonshane]

superb list Porky!

[cotterless45]

Superb list, let's hope Mr.Clear Sky is coming,

Nick.

[KerryAnn23]

Wow!!!! What a list!!! I want to see anything and everything lol :-)

[PorkyB]

Thanks everyone.  i am a bit of a list making obsessive, so I do something like this every month.  It doesn't include very feint stuff, as that's beyond my unguided setup, and it probably contains a couple of mistakes but it was late at night when I did it.

I will be in the Saturn field, with my 200P and my shiny new 130PDS.  Visitors welcome, especially those with biscuits.