IAS/SDAS Observing on Friday 16th

Hi All,

The weather looks good for Friday.

The plan is to meet up at the Sugarloaf car park at 8.30 for those who want to see the Moon, Venus and Mercury.
After that we can either stay in the car park or travel to our new site in Trooperstown for more observing.

Can you ring at 087 6398143 before 7 on Friday to make sure the observing is going ahead.


Regards,

Michael.

Thanks to all who turned up.

There were 9 in total and we stayed at the sugarloaf until about 1.

Michael.

A good night was had, the highlight being views through Aubrey's stunning 6 inch William Optics refractor.

Guess what I want for Christmas?:laugh:

Paul

Thank you, Paul, for your kind comments. Valerie and I are extremely happy with the new William Optics 6.2" Apochromatic refractor. It is the FLT 158 f/7 and it is what I am calling myself on this forum. I feel it is a great gift from God. I felt extremely honoured to be in the Sugarloaf car park last Friday night with all the great astronomers. As you well remember, Paul, the highlight for me was splitting 57 Cancri into 3 components at 224X! A and C components are a big 56" apart, but A and C are just 1.5" apart -PA 315 degrees. This is my tightest double star split of all time.

Aubrey.