Sugarloaf Friday 17th
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The Dublin Stargazers are meeting at the Sugarloaf on Friday 17th July at 21:30.
Michael.
WELCOME BACK!
This being our first post COVID-19 lockdown meetup I think it would be prudent to add some guidlines for this event.
i) As we will be together for several ours, I would request all continue to stick to social distancing guidlines.
ii) Use of other peoples equipment is definately not recommended. In the light of this I would request that only members that have their own equipment should attend.
The sky will be relatively bright as it's still summer, but Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will be visible later on in the evening so it might be worth bringing whatever scopes you have that would best suit these objects.
How to find us:
Take the M11 out of the city until you reach the village of Killmacanogue. Take the turn-off for Glendalough and the R755 immediately after the first petrol station on the N11. Cross over the flyover towards Rockey Valley. After 4.2 k you reach the top of the hill and you pass the the Sugar Loaf Mountain on the left you turn left along the L1031 and reach the Sugarloaf carpark on the left after 750m
Provided clear skies are forecast, the plan is to meet at the Sugarloaf carpark at 9.30pm.
Astronomy in Ireland is a cold weather activity, so is really important to wrap up well. Bring warm clothing, especially a hat, coat and gloves, and ideally a hot drink and a snack. It can get very nippy up at the Sugarloaf especially towards the end of the evening even though it may seem relatively mild when you are setting off.
Remember this meetup is weather dependent and you must check back to the site at 6.00pm on the day to confirm that this meetup is going ahead.
If you wish to attend this meetup you must RSVP so we can have some idea of the numbers going. If you RSVP and you find you then cannot attend can you please notify us by changing your status to not attending
If you have a telescope then you are most welcome to bring it, or if you have binoculars.
Looking forward to meeting everyone on the next observing session.
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It's wonderful to know we have the opportunity to get back to the Sugarloaf Car Park after such a long time.
And a big thank you for the guidelines.
I sincerely hope all folk will adhere to them.
If the skies are clear on 17th July, I will be very keen to observe all 3 planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars.
It would be a real honour and a privilege to observe all 7 planets in one year once again.
Especially as I have observed Venus and Mercury thus far.
Uranus and Neptune can wait until the autumn.
But getting back to the guidelines: how will we prevent passers by from asking to have a look through our telescopes?
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flt158 wrote: Hi Michael.
But getting back to the guidelines: how will we prevent passers by from asking to have a look through our telescopes?
We'll have to put a bit of thought into that. My first instinct is that we just have to say 'sorry, COVID.....'
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It would be nice if Phase 4 would come before then.
Perhaps we could simply say to the passers by that the following time they could have the freedom to view through our scopes.
By the way, I very much hope we do have some clear nights before then!!
There appears to be no sign of clear skies over the weekend. How sad.
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As cloud is forecast for the evening this event has been cancelled.
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I will be in the Sugarloaf Car Park at 21.30.
My car is still a dark blue Skoda Fabia Combi.
Let's hope the skies will be clear!
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It will be great to see you and other observers tonight. I'm really looking forward to it. And I've a new scope to try out...I can't think of a better way to give it its first light than with those who helped me get started in the hobby - see you later!
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I'm just thinking about safety.
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I had forgotten that golden rule!
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The event for this evening (Saturday) has been cancelled due to poor forecast.
We will try again tomorrow.
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lunartic wrote: A new scope? Sorry, you are banned from attending. New scopes attract cloud, see you at the next session.
Sorry gents - it does seem that cloud is rolling in. So, it does seem that there's something in that omen after all. I see on the 'meet-up' page that Ben is considering pushing out tonight's meet-up until tomorrow.
Is that the consensus: are we meeting tomorrow night instead?
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And I have everything in the car.
Someone needs to tell us what is happening.
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And I have everything in the car.
Someone needs to tell us what is happening.
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And they are saying we ought to have 50% clear skies for tonight Saturday.
Sunday night will be almost 100% cloudy!
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Well, I'm happy to go down for hour and see what it's like. If the sky is good I'm happy to stay for a few hours. I'm equally happy to wait until tomorrow too.
So, either way I'm happy : )
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See you at 21.30.
Thank you for your reply.
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You are a true gentleman!
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lunartic wrote: I plan to drop down, there will be cloud, but also clear spells, we should see something. Comet Neowise will be visible in the early evening.
Brilliant - see you later Paul!
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flt158 wrote: That's great, Darren.
You are a true gentleman!
Aubrey.
Not at all - Just delighted to back under a dark sky with everyone.
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