Ob on 13 July 07, Friday @ Turf City

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Clifford60
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Ob on 13 July 07, Friday @ Turf City

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Hi Guys,

Ob or Star party on this coming Friday at Turf City again @ 10.00pm. Tentatively at Car Park site again, but will recce the other NW field site before Friday.

As usual, please let me know if you are going by Thurs night for head count to inform TC management.

Weather is always the final gating condition. Hope for clear sky
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some other commitment crop up this Friday, looks like can not join your all this time... have fun
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I can't make it this friday too... clear skies!
We do it in the dark...
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Was at TC before 10pm but the sky is very bad, so just recce the new field site.

This new field site (mark blue on map) is much nearer than the cricket field site, just follow the red arrows. The road is much wider here (another car can pass by and still have room), so those who want to leave earlier will not have the jam problem.

When was there, the building and street light are all ON. What is interesting is that there are some trees that block the building and street light. Only some car park light from the far end (Car Park Site) can been seen. The tree on the west side block up to about 30 deg which is just nice to block the sky glow. North, East and South, block is about 10 to 15 deg. The site is reasonable big, so no problem about space. Because not much interference from the building or street lights, ob should be able to start as early as 8pm.

Yet to check out if TC turn on security light after 1.30am that might interfere the site.
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