Weekend of Meteor Showers

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:43 am

Hmm.. why not make it a makan session? If the Perseids come, then it's a plus... if not, there's always food!

opteron · Post by **opteron** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:53 pm

when? aug or what?

Post by **zong** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:22 pm

That's a great idea. 2 nights of food!

Would people be interested in this? More importantly, do you guys think the haze would be a problem?

Munying · Post by **Munying** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:24 pm

Yea! Perseids meteor shower coming. I think planning an ob will be a good one ^^ Meteor Showers don't really go out of fashion. =S

Post by **rcj** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:00 pm

Hi Zongyao,

Count me in for the Saturday's session at ECP. Do agree with Tachyon as well on the makan thingy as backup. Hopefully the haze does not come. The shower may be promising for the simple fact that the moon is not around unlike yesteryears. Till then...

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:30 pm

Looks like the haze has been staying away for now.. Might be there, haven't decided which one

mySG_jy · Post by **mySG_jy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:50 pm

please stated the date of ob session, this discussion started in July and now is Aug. so when is the ob session? which Sat? may be that is why noone response.

just a thought.

cheers

Post by **rcj** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:24 am

think zong is referring to August 10th (Friday) at Turf City and followed by a second session at East Coast Park the next day (August 11th Saturday). Nevertheless it is best to confirm with him prior arranging to go for either events (or both). It would be convenient for me to join the second night, if there is no haze and rain. The second day's location should be held in the same open field adjacent to the shorefront in between carparks C4 and D1 (see the first posting in this thread) like the previous Jupiter Watch event.

Post by **zong** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:39 pm

Hi, due to my being in uni orientation around the date of meteor shower and the uncertainty of haze, I didn't approach Turf City management to request for permission. I can't juggle too many things now, I'll probably have to push the double shower event to the Geminids.

However, since East Coast Park is still a free area, I will still hold a session there for everybody. Details:

Date: 11 August 2007
Time: 9pm onwards
Place: East Coast Park area between Carpark C4 and D1. This place is not the darkest in ECP but we do not need "darkest" skies to see meteors. And it is accessible with or without driving, so more people can come.

Request: food? haha. Maybe it could be a nice Singastro gathering too. I will bring some tidbits (biscuits, ruffles, etc) Maybe those with portable tables could also set up 2 of them side by side to house the food, that would be great too.

Clifford60 · Post by **Clifford60** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:16 pm

I am back from oversea trip, if you're still interested ob on Fri @ Turf City, I can help with the arrangement with them.