Andy 274 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Roll call - who's going & what are looking forward to most?Hope to catch you there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I'm going, Pitch T311Skies are not looking hopeful, normally love meeting people and chatting, but that is also going to be curtailed this year, so not really much to look forward to, just going in the hope that the forecast might change.Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 274 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 @Carastro it'll always change. In the yrs I've been going we've always had at least 1 clear night. Kelling has it's own micro- climate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incisive_Solutions Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 hope you all have a great time over there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Posted by: @andy-274 it'll always change. In the yrs I've been going we've always had at least 1 clear night. Kelling has it's own micro- climateThat's what i am hoping.What pitch are you on Andy, I am on 311. Posted by: @Incisive_Solutions hope you all have a great time over there!Thanks Gillian.Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 274 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 @Carastro not entirely sure to be honest as my mate had booked the pitched this yr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoflewis Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 My wife and I will be there, but have booked one of the Nightjars for the week from Saturday 17th and no pitch. I was going to bring a portable SA rig, plus my 22x85s on a parallelogram mount and grab some space on someone elses pitch, but as sharing, is a no no I'll probably not bring anything. Will take a stroll around the site to catch up with folks, but as Carole says, the CV restrictions are rightly going to make socialising a somewhat challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanokos Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Fantastic weekend at kelling with Andy and Steve, as always, even if it was a bit subdued due to restrictions. Still managed to have some great laughs and see some clear sky. Only managed to image one night out of the three but still well worth the trip. Good making new friends also, pleasure meeting Nick and Dave from Altair and sharing a few socially distanced drinks around the cameras and laptops one evening. Thanks Dave for pushing the quad band filter into my camera and letting me have a go with it, simply had to buy one for myself the very next day as the result blew me away..... all in all a great weekend, can’t wait for the next visit cheers guys.I have attached the image I took with the new quad band filter, 500d, 28mm lens and Ioptron star tracker .... 10 x 2.5mins..... unfortunately I had the lens wide open and not stopped down any so stars aren’t perfect but a good start image with that filter.not sure how the image will show on here as I had to shrink it down so I could attach it ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Glad you had a good time, what days were you there, I was there Thursday to Monday and only saw enough clear sky to polar align, and that was it, think that was on Friday. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanokos Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yea we were there from Friday to Monday .... only managed a couple of hours with the camera on sat night. Didn’t stay clear for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I can't see me ever getting to Kelling Heath - it far to far away from here. There's a possibility that I might get to a star party near Cheltenham in the Cotswolds next autumn depending on the dreaded Covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalwork Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Impression of Planet Proxima Centauri with New the stars, Centauri a and Centauri B - Information about Proxima Centauri . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Kelling is too far from me as well, but hoping to get to the same star-party.With the just announced Covid 19 vaccine things might be more hopeful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_H Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Kelling is close for me, I had planned to attend this year but covid rules got in the way.I have been camping at Breck Farm which ajoins, many times.Maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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