SGL at the Autumn Equinox Star Party

[Tim]

Are you bringing mum and dad along too Stef?

Kevin, it's all the beauty sleep I've been having since taking this hobby up. Mind you, these new specs are good, I can see the moons transit shadow............on pluto.......

Alex, have you checked with KH?

All, I have some large red lane marking tape which I will be taking along. Wouldn't it be awful if somebody got hold of it and taped it over the windows in the loos etc............

[Kai]

Hey Stef

If your on 278 then you will be right next to a bunch of us , Make sure you say HI

[Stephen Green]

Hi Ant we are Red T328 we will come over to see every one (you can not miss us in a white motor home )

Stephen

[stefski]

Hey Kai,

Will definetly come over. I'll be arriving after work on Fri. It'll be about a 3-4 hour drive, so I'll be the annoying sod whose car head lights will stream across your imaging equipment!

Stef

[Kai]

Stef

Are you coming alone or with the family ???

[Whippy]

Stef, not wishing to be rude but I would seriously advise you to get down well before it gets dark especially if it's clear. You may well be lynched! It'll be 'astro' dark at 8.45ish, can you not get out of work early? Besides pitching a tent in the dark is something I would not fancy doing myself ....

Tony..

[rigel1]

If anyone can't go at the last minute, I'll buy their plot!!

Alexxx

PM'd you.

Hope you have good luck.

Rigel1

[ElijahB]

My Dad (Bodgeous) and I will be there and looking forward to it.

Not only is it our first Star Party but my first camping trip, chaos is likely to follow

We're on plot 394..... and no comments on the picture, it's the only one I had to hand

(click to enlarge)

[rigel1]

Not only is it our first Star Party but my first camping trip, chaos is likely to follow

Oh most definately

Rigel1

[stefski]

Hi Kai and Tony,

No, family aren't coming.....I'm going to try and leave work at around 3.30ish (north London), so don't get the nooses ready just yet!

Stef

[stefski]

BTW Tony,

Love the piccie on the profile....'Elite' was my favourite game on the old Commodore 64 .....ahhhh....Happy days!

Stef

[Whippy]

Cheers mate! TBH I preferred the Atari ST/Amiga version with the filled in vector graphics . How far from the M11 are you?

Tony..

[stefski]

Well...I'll be setting off from Hampstead so I'll have to go along the N. Circular for a bit.....TBH my knowledge of N. London geography is poor - I grew up in South London, then lived abroad, then moved to south beds.. All I know is how to commute to work and back...Am not entirely sure where the M1 is!!!

Stef

[stefski]

:withstupid: ooops! I know where the M1 is, but not where the M11 is....I think I've had too many glasses of wine! :cheers:

[Whippy]

[sharp intake of breath]

Hm, it could easily take you over an hour just to get round the North Circular to get onto the M11, especially on a Friday. At least an hour up the M11 and probably another hour and a half, maybe 2 from there. 4 hours might be a little optimistic, especially as you'll hit the Friday rush hour. Once you get past Thetford, it's pretty much single carrageway all the way there and it can be slow going. Take a half day?

The M11 is just past Walthamstow and Chingford on the North Circular, you can't miss it.

Tony..

[stefski]

Last year I came home first (up the M1)....I left my house (near Luton) at 4is and arrived at KH at 7.30 going cross country....barely touched a motorway en route.....from what you say, it sounds like I should do the same again

Stef

[Whippy]

It'll probably be no worse TBH. Going from West to East in London is always a PITA no matter how you do it.

Tony..

[Woodsey65]

Oops forgit to book.... will sort it today....

[Dave]

Yellow 166.

Dave

Arriving Friday staying until Sunday Morning.

Be great to meet people.

Really looking forward to it.

[ElijahB]

Forgot to mention, we're arriving on the Thursday and heading off on Sunday.

[michaelmorris]

Someones just put a red field pitch on UKAstrobuyand sell for thurs, fri, sat.

http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=20739

[michaelmorris]

This is a re-post with more info:

Pitch T 332 Red field - dark grey tunnel tent and a pair of ETX scopes.

Arrive Thursday. leave Sunday.

We're both fans of both Astronomy and prog rock, so you may see us wandering about with 'PROGSTRONOMY' T-shirts!

Come and say hi.

[SteveL]

Sorry about the delay.... all new details have been added and updated to the web page

[ElijahB]

P.S. Forgot one last thing ...... real names are....

ElijahB: Aaron Bodgeous: Paul

Thought it would be a good idea before we get there

[SteveL]

updating the page right now