Wiltshire IYA meet 13th August (tonight!!)

[arad85]

Just a heads up - I haven't seen it advertised in any other thread (apart from saturn1's)...

Thursday 13th August: Venue Cumberwell Park Golf Club Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2PQ from 9pm. Catch a Falling Star: Telescopes to be set up on the driving range. Car parking and bar will be open!

Just spoken to Cumberwell and they're waiting to be contacted by the organisers to check it is going ahead, but the skies seem to be clearing...

[Milliways]

Oooo anyone going?

[AstroNinja]

I will be going, as far as I know it is still on - will try to verify this

[Saturn1]

I'm hoping to go along myself, maybe see you there.

Tony

[Milliways]

Yeah.. its not too far from me Are you gonna be bringing your telescopes?

[Saturn1]

Me niether, a little jaunt from Bath.

Worth it if the skies stay like this.

Tony

[AstroNinja]

Yep all on for tonight, I will be there with others from 8.00 onwards

[Milliways]

Will you be bringing your telescopes? lol stupid question but i dont wanna be the only one there with a pumkin cannon hehe

[Saturn1]

I am unfortunately, without at the moment, I am in the process of ordering a Celestron omni XLT 150.

After 2 weeks of searching & checking for the best my money can get me.

[arad85]

Will be bringing the C9.25

I'll be the VERY tall one there (6ft 8")...

[Saturn1]

Is that you Andy or the Scope, lol

[AstroNinja]

All telescopes welcome, I am bringing binoculars, but I am lazy

Andy Burns, WAS Chairman, is bringing scopes as well.

Jon

[Milliways]

Doesn't look like i can go anymore... the misses decided now to tell me that she is on call and i cant use her car (only car big enough to get the scope in) Really gutted :'(

[Saturn1]

Where are you?

I'm coming through from Bath?

[Milliways]

I'm in warminster

[Milliways]

Don't worrie i'll get a chance to meet all of you at salisbury next weekend!

I'll stay here and get some more data from the M27..

[icpass]

Andy,Tony

Great to meet you guys tonight,and a big thanks for coming to the event,Andy thanks for bringing the 9.25 a great scope and some lovely views of jupiter even at 1400x:p.look forward to meeting you both again,and Tony you are welcome to pop down to mine any time.

Ian

[arad85]

Ian,

A pleasure to meet everyone too - it was a very enjoyable evening - even though I didn't see any Perseids! Thanks for the help and advice and letting me borrow the Pentaxes - lovely views - yet more to put on the shopping list BTW, the cheapie 20mm was in fact this one: Revelation 20mm Wide Angle Eyepiece 1.25" so at £30 didn't do so bad after all although I'm sure the Pentax would be a lot further ahead in a quicker scope...

Oh.. and it was only 1342x... which obviously makes all the difference

Andy

[Saturn1]

It was great to meet you all, & thanks for making me feel so welcome.

I just came away with an even bigger headache of what to buy though, lol.

I think I may take an extra couple of days to just finalize my decision now, I don't want to get somethin & get itchy feet towards buying the next size up, or better overall if you catch my drift, lol.

Ian, would definately be interested in poping down sometime to see your observatory also.

Cheers for now guys.

Happy spotting