2014-01-11 - Astronomical Observatory Stargazing ride

^^ well that's irony for ya - it's also on the edge of the Grahame Park Est!

^and there's the wonderful Google Sky Map

I suppose I should add myself to the B Team in memory of many long and cold hours in the back garden with inadequate binoculars, a torch covered in red cellophane and the Observers Book of Astronomy fruitlessly trying to identify M11, R Leporis etc

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. shinkuu kiss
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Mattsplanb
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    
15. Ramaye (Aquarius)
    
16. theatomium
    
17. bothwell (Uranus)
    
18. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    b. Velocio
    b. blueprints
    b. middleofnowhere
    b. Bundo
    b. Eyko
    b. UmeVelo
    b.Temp
    b. Miss Mouse
    b. keanulooser
    b. T4
    b. BisonIncandenza
    b. Marco
    b. Husy
    b. Vanneau
    

If a second ride happens I'd be keen

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. shinkuu kiss
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Mattsplanb
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    
15. Ramaye (Aquarius)
    
16. theatomium
    
17. bothwell (Uranus)
    
18. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    b. Velocio
    b. blueprints
    b. middleofnowhere
    b. Bundo
    b. Eyko
    b. UmeVelo
    b.Temp
    b. Miss Mouse
    b. keanulooser
    b. T4
    b. BisonIncandenza
    b. Marco
    b. Husy
    b. Vanneau
    b. Tanya g
    

To whet your appetites I was at Mill Hill last night and the moon was stunning and Jupiter was showing 5 or 6 clear stripes to the naked eye, and alledgedly the spot visible as well but I couldn't make that out...

also the first post has been updated with route, any comments on the section south of the river welcome, I rarely venture to those parts!

No-one's dropped out yet? That's unheard of.

It's a while to go yet, wait until a week before and they'll be disappearing faster than people who used to go to east beers.

Happy to join in if there is a second ride as well.

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. shinkuu kiss
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Mattsplanb
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    
15. Ramaye (Aquarius)
    
16. theatomium
    
17. bothwell (Uranus)
    
18. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    b. Velocio
    b. blueprints
    b. middleofnowhere
    b. Bundo
    b. Eyko
    b. UmeVelo
    b.Temp
    b. Miss Mouse
    b. keanulooser
    b. T4
    b. BisonIncandenza
    b. Marco
    b. Husy
    b. Vanneau
    b. Tanya g
    b. Dr Cake
    

I assume we need to bring locks, whats the bike parking/locking facilities like at Mill Hill?

I'm certainly a potential drop out - have done my back/leg in and not been able to ride for a bit. Trying to hold out as long as possible and hoping that I will be fit to go for this one, but I will probably guess that at the very least Velocio will be jumping up the list!

I'm not too bothered about bedwetters untill say a week before, ie the 4th. Please try and make sure you know you can/cannot by then so the people in the queue can arrange themselves...

13 of you dropping out would be ideal.

I assume we need to bring locks, whats the bike parking/locking facilities like at Mill Hill?

can't imagine bikes going missing. no one's there apart from the thousands of cars whizzing past

can't imagine bikes going missing. no one's there apart from the thousands of cars whizzing past

Don't forget Russell Grant and his chums watching the ascension of Mars in Uranus.

I assume we need to bring locks, whats the bike parking/locking facilities like at Mill Hill?

can't imagine bikes going missing. no one's there apart from the thousands of cars whizzing past
But still, you should always bring a lock on a ride you know will include stops.

I assume we need to bring locks, whats the bike parking/locking facilities like at Mill Hill?

We can lock bikes up on site, There's a space down the side of the South wing that should be good. A lock would help as the site is 'open' to the public, and there is a footpath that runs behind.

I'm out, will be unable to ride for a few months. Was looking forward to it - hopefully you'll run another one later in the year!
Merry Christmas Velocio!

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. shinkuu kiss
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Mattsplanb
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    
15. Ramaye (Aquarius)
    
16. b. Velocio
    
17. bothwell (Uranus)
    
18. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    
    

b. blueprints
b. middleofnowhere
b. Bundo
b. Eyko
b. UmeVelo
b.Temp
b. Miss Mouse
b. keanulooser
b. T4
b. BisonIncandenza
b. Marco
b. Husy
b. Vanneau
b. Tanya g
b. Dr Cake

Wahey!

Favouritism! I mean seriously, why have a list if you're just gonna pick the first guy there...

Erm, I was the first guy there.

The next on the list is blueprints.

^^ I think that was sarcasm...

Wahey!

rep...
what's this forum coming to ... laughing at anothers misfortune eh?

On phone at minute could someone please add me to the backup list with Velocio in his correct place as I can't copy and paste to easy on this screen
Cheers in advance
Nigel.

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. shinkuu kiss
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Mattsplanb
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    
15. Ramaye (Aquarius)
    
16. b. Velocio
    
17. bothwell (Uranus)
    
18. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    
    

b. blueprints
b. middleofnowhere
b. Bundo
b. Eyko
b. UmeVelo
b.Temp
b. Miss Mouse
b. keanulooser
b. T4
b. BisonIncandenza
b. Marco
b. Husy
b. Vanneau
b. Tanya g
b. Dr Cake
b. Nigel 182

Cheers Hairnetnic you are a gent !!

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