Observing Sessions - Sept. 20, & 27, 2014

[stevetynant]

Hi does pencelli have free wifi?

I think so Dai

[stevetynant]

better have 2 laptops with me , one for astro ,and one for the game !!!!!!

is it on sly or bbc ?

Lenny

Not sure Len - could even be BT as they have joint coverage with Sky - one thing for sure it won't be BBC

[AstroJOE]

Hi does pencelli have free wifi?

It does, although both times I've been down this year the signal was very weak in the oaks. I don't think it would be good enough to stream live TV unless they've improved it recently.

[lennylovit]

I can got both Sly and BT  , as James says " weak signal" will let us down ,

Lenny

[Freff]

I found my laptop worked a lot better than phones and tablets this year at Pencelli.

I don't know if the laptops have a stronger signal/reception, but there was a significant difference.  

A lot of visitors to Pencelli would gather at the Reception area to get a better signal on their phones/tablets. I just thought it was somewhere for them to sit whilst texting then I realised why.

I did intend to ask Mr Rees about it at the time, but forgot all about it. HTH

EDIT...It may be a lot bet better in October with fewer campers. When James and I was there it was the summer season and a heavy demand on their WiFi  bandwidth.

[L8-Nite]

At the moment, it's not looking favourable for our observing session at Blaenavon.

Check this thread tomorrow for an update, at about 4:00 pm.

Thanks.

[L8-Nite]

Sorry folks, tonight's Observing meet for the Blaenavon site is cancelled, that's a " NO GO ".

Hope the conditions are better for each of you locally. 

[lennylovit]

no better in Cardiff all day Mike

thanks for an early call ,

Lenny

[Freff]

Thanks for the heads up Mike.

The weather here in Newport did look promising lunch time, but soon clouded over.

[texaspete1973]

Good call mike