Guest robhutchinson Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I was cracking through the ice on Sunday morning, coughing up my lungs, to get a few reasonable pictures of Mercury, Venus and Saturn rising in Bradgate, thinking that if I could spend my entire food budget for the next twelve months on thermal gear I might be able to spend a few hours there trying to get pictures of the Geminids next Thursday night / Friday morning. Is anyone else trying to do the same from any other site in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Welcome to EMS Rob Nice picture there. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Rob and a cold welcome to EMS. Hope you enjoy the forum, as for the meteor shower, if it is clear and I'm free, I will be in the back garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Rob and a warm welcome to EMS It sounds like you've come to the right place.We have two dark where we meet on a regular basis at Belper and Wymeswold. So yes - there's bound to have been someone doing a similar thing lol (though some do have home obsys). You'd be very welcome to meet up with us at a session (next one probably this w/e) and I can recommend our quarterly meet on the 15th Dec. The quarterlys are special meetings where we do various activities like talks, workshops, and 1 to 1 sessions etc, as well as the normal observing and imaging. Meantime enjoy the forum and hope to meet you soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest telesto Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Rob, welcome to EMS from me too Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Rob, a warm welcome to EMS. It can put a damper on the whole night if you get cold, especially your feet. Once they are cold you stay cold. So think of what you think you might need and double it. You can always take stuff off if you get too warm, but if you haven't got it, you are going to get miserable. Have a look at this and see if it helps. />http://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/291-a-guide-to-observing-the-night-sky/#entry2507 Yeoman's is a good place to have a ferret around, and Go Outdoors can be good value. Enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Welcome from us, lovely shot love going to Bradgate so pretty there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robhutchinson Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Thanks for the welcomes and kind words about the picture. Staying warm is actually the easy bit. Working out what the hell to do with any bits of kit is always the tricky bit. My camera is fairly new so I had an 'interesting' time trying to change lenses in the dark that morning. But my replacement lens cap was delivered yesterday so it didn't work out too badly in the end. I'll probably have a look at the cricket club in the next couple of days (I wonder if I can get back the shoes I left there in '06?) and I'll do my best to get there for the meeting on the 15th. Is anyone taking their kit on the 15th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'm sure most will take their setups on the 15th if the forecast is looking good. Welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yep - the 15th is our first official visit to the new dark site and everyone will have their kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Welcome to ems and your more than welcome to come along to EMS2 next year, that was cold this year but its earlier in the year next time round.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wisewoman Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Hello and Welcome. There are a few of us in Loughborough Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Hi welcome to the EMS Stephen G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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