2014-01-11 - Astronomical Observatory Stargazing ride

Agree Sat am is good.
And yes agree that cloudy =ride and tour.
Much rain = call it off

Sounds good to me (but I live just up the A2 which is cheating).

Ok, i'll call on the weather via the first post on the thread at 11am, or before if possible.

See you all in Greenwich!

I'd be up for a second place

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. middleofnowhere
   
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. 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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart

Ahhh, I always enjoy the nonsense on Stargazing Live. Messrs Cox and O'Briain going out of their way to annoy non-science-y types...

yeah, just in case the weather's really crappy I'd like to know if it's off by 12:30 as It'll take me about 90 mins to get there (allowing for the inevitable puncture)

I'd be up for a second place

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. middleofnowhere
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. 
   
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. 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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart

I can't make this now. Very gutted!

Bundo, you're up!

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. middleofnowhere
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. sky-browse.
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Bundo
   
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. 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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart

Waheeey, the stars are aligning for me. Haha

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

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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart

I'm out due to work.
Balls.

Eyko makes the list...

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

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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart

We had a great night at Regents Park tonight, lovely clear sky and it was all about this bad boy

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3ka5v8ojfohwff/Photo%2009-01-2014%2020%2033%2013.jpg

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

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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart
b. Mrs Marco

Mrs M added just incase the second ride ever happens

http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/london/ec4a-2/hourly-weather-forecast/328328?hour=33

Looking good!

We had a great night at Regents Park tonight, lovely clear sky and it was all about this bad boy

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3ka5v8ojfohwff/Photo%2009-01-2014%2020%2033%2013.jpg

I thought that was going to be a picture of that giant white telescope where you needed a ladder to get to the eyepiece.

But yes, very enjoyable evening with the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers. I'm quite impressed by how much you can see from central London.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/london/ec4a-2/hourly-weather-forecast/328328?hour=33

Looking good!

Awesome!
Fingers crossed!

Excirah about sun and stars!

I thought that was going to be a picture of that giant white telescope where you needed a ladder to get to the eyepiece.

But yes, very enjoyable evening with the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers. I'm quite impressed by how much you can see from central London.

You mean this

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1atprknk78tcwd/Photo%2009-01-2014%2020%2050%2058.jpg

The guy made it himself with two large steel drums, some mirrors and a lens, the view it provided was fantastic. Some of the kit on display was very impressive.

excited
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_London_Observatory

It's looking really good weather wise.

Though I'm going to have to wrap up if it's cold, as cold weather and me don't get on (it aggravates sciatica).

My route for the day: http://bit.ly/1apoMjw

A 45 mile triangular loop ride, with a 90 minute section to get to Greenwich.

Hmm, I presume we need locks, which is a bugger as I left mine in Smithfields Market and they have a power outage today which means I cannot pop in and collect it.

locks aren't essential. We have off road parking at the observatory.

You'll now have 20 people arrive without locks.

Ramaye just informed me he is out.

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

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
b. Torker
b. sacredhart
b. Mrs Marco

I am also out, surfeit of Stuff to do :/

But that does mean that Temp gets to go now!

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. Chak
   
3. middleofnowhere
   
4. Ludd
   
5. blue fleet
   
6. Eyko
   
7. t.o. infinity and beyond
   ∞. skygazer
   9 Messier 606
   
8. Bundo
   
9. Samuelson
   
10. conker
    
11. mars (Aquarius)
    
12. HairyChris
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. balmain
    b. UmeVelo
    
15. Velocio
    b. Temp (Uranus)
    
16. Seraphinx
    --------------------
    
    

b. Miss Mouse
b. keanulooser
b. T4
b. BisonIncandenza
b. Marco
b. Husy
b. Vanneau
b. Tanya g
b. Dr Cake
b. Nigel 182
b. Torker
b. sacredhart
b. Mrs Marco

I'm still in. See you later, Nic.