South Wales Star Party October 2014

[L8-Nite]

You ain't kidding. The Dob mob are coming

The Mak attack will be there also.  

[MickD]

I camped at Talybont last weekend (just down the road from Pencelli) nice dark skies. Shame I can only make it for one night.

Mick

[estwing]

Stunning at elan this weekend roll on SWSP !

[L8-Nite]

Going to bring a Mak & a Frac.

Edit : Ok, what's on your menu folks ?  

[garethmob]

an SCT and a frac i thinks with maybe the little bins just for good measure

[KevUU]

Jeffrey (my 200P dob) will be coming, and I may bring my little ST80 just for widefield rubbernecking

[swamp thing]

Usual tat 20" Dob, eyepieces, beer, more beer, vodka, some Romanian tank degreaser, aspirin and bread to make a sandwich with. 

[L8-Nite]

Usual tat 20" Dob, eyepieces, beer, more beer, vodka, some Romanian tank degreaser, aspirin and bread to make a sandwich with. 

Sounds like a hydraulic weekend.  

[Daniel-K]

Usual tat 20" Dob, eyepieces, beer, more beer, vodka, some Romanian tank degreaser, aspirin and bread to make a sandwich with. 

dont forget the ravioli

[Daniel-K]

i cant say for sure what im bringing yet but my friend stella will with me

[estwing]

Zeiss Moonshane and best behaviour!

[daiwelly]

I am taking casey foster

[swamp thing]

Mat

That's bad news mate, gutted for you. Hope the insurance covers it. 

[L8-Nite]

Sorry to hear the bad news Matt.  

[estwing]

hope you get sorted....

[Daniel-K]

Bummer matt hopefully you can come down and have a ganders and chit chat.

[Freff]

That's terrible news Matt, I hope it all works out ok for you and your family.

[tich]

That sucks Matt sorry to hear the bad news.

[KevUU]

:-o

Well that sucks, I hope you get it sorted okay

I guess as long as you and family are okay and the house is still sound, that's the important things covered.

[Daniel-K]

this event shelter/canopy is 9 meters by 3 meters. shall i bring it?

[L8-Nite]

this event shelter/canopy is 9 meters by 3 meters. shall i bring it?

Sounds like a good idea Dan, quite a long one isn't it; I'll bring my Bowling Ball. 

[daiwelly]

Have you had any luck with a large barbecue, I may have access to 45gallon drum barbecue, I will need to check this weekend to see if its still in the barn and then it would need to be collected, I wont get it in my car!

[Daniel-K]

Sounds like a good idea Dan, quite a long one isn't it; I'll bring my Bowling Ball. 

if i can get the poles in the car i'll bring it along ive moved since last time ive used it and never had to put it in the car but if it fits we can get most of us under it if the weather is not behaving and all still be sociable

[StevieO]

Hi,

I've taken up stargazing and imaging very recently (August), done my research and spent a small fortune on decent gear which will hopefully serve me well for at least a few years:

S/W ed100pro refractor, Celestron AVX mount, Orion short 80mm scope/Starshoot Autoguider (PHD2) and Canon 700D, as well as other bits and pieces.

Have taken one or two half decent images, stacked in DSS and stretched in Photoshop, in the rare clear nights we've had here in Somerset and am rabid to learn more.

Have booked to come along to the party, Thurs to Sun in my caravan, to hopefully learn from the more experienced people there as well as have a good time socially.

I know about the importance of red torchlight etc, and hope I don't accidentally fall foul of star party etiquette. I'm sure someone will let me know if I do. Any tips beforehand would be welcome.

Anyway, this is to let the forum know who I am and that I'll be there.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Steve

[swamp thing]

Hi Steve, from another Steve

Look forward to seeing you there (bring beer mate. lots of beer   )