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yes i'm keen
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Someone else suggested to me that Red Rocks might be better, given that it's darker down there. Anyone know the likely direction? I'm an idiot with these things.
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I suggested Te Raekaihau/Princess Bay. A little more remote from the lighting of housing etc. One can move out onto the point to keep the moon clear of the hill behind (might have to check that a night or two before)
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ROAD TRIP!!!
can we toast marshmellows
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Te Raekaihau/Princess Bay sounds good to me :-) Not that I'm 100% sure how to get there, but I'm sure that I can figure it out in the next week and a half ;-)
Times for the eclipse are supposed to be (so we can plan what time to meet):
19:53:39 28 AUG Penumbral Eclipse begins
20:51:16 28 AUG Partial Eclipse begins
21:52:22 28 AUG Total Eclipse begins
22:37:22 28 AUG Greatest Eclipse
23:22:24 28 AUG Total Eclipse ends
00:23:30 29 AUG Partial Eclipse ends
01:21:01 29 AUG Penumbral Eclipse ends
I think that necessary gear will include the tripod and a warm blanket... and if ellipse is bringing the marshmallows, I'll bring the chocolate... now who's gonna bring the biscuits? ;-)
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And who is going to bring the gear to start the fire to toast the marshies? Are there good stores of wood around there??? I'd definitely be interested - should be interesting to play with my new-ish digital and see what I can get from my film camera with the black & White film in it...
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The only issue I can see with Princess Bay is that theres a good chance of getting aircraft flying through in the early stages of the eclipse, and you will still get city lights...
The 28th is a full moon, and when we are in standard time, moonrise is at sunset and moonset is at or about dawn. That means there is a good chance that the best part of the eclipse will be behind the hills to the north from Princess Bay at midnight???
Someone who lives in that area and knows should correct me if I am wrong...
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See the times above
I checked both Te Raekaihau and The Quarry last night.
It is less likely that the moon will be behind the hill at Te Raekaihau/Princess Bay than at the Owhiro Bay Quarry.
I note the times provided by Nicole. The moon itself rises about 5.30pm (Nautical Almanac www.hydro.linz.govt.nz/astro/moonrise-set-2007.pdf) and should be reasonably high around 8pm and the eclipse proper doesn't start until nearly 9pm.
But yes an aircraft could still get in the way. Added character
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I wish I was here now. :-(
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anakiwa_forever: Yeah, I'll leave the logistics of where we'll get the longest view of the moon to those who know better :-) I just know that by my house I only see it for a very short time.
And even if an aircraft or 2 does get in the way, I'm with TELPortfolio... added character ;-) Besides, the planes must stop at some point.
A Different Perspective: Sorry you're gonna miss it. Hope you get a good view where you are :-)
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Hey guys, look after anakiwa_forever, will you? She's an old friend of mine. Well, she's only young, but I've known her forever. :-)
Amelia, no story telling. I'll get you back. :-)
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So, does that mean no abandoning people in the middle of nowhere then? Oh who am I kidding, I'm probably the most likely person to not realize that everyone else has wandered off ;-) lol I promise to play nice though. :-)
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Actually, I can guarantee she'll find her way out of anywhere you can walk!
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Wow, then I'm sticking with her! ;-) I'm hopeless lol
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Was doing a bit of reading on photography techniques for the eclipse. Thought I'd pass on the links in case anyone was interested.
Lunar Eclipse Photography plus exposure table
Photographing a Lunar Eclipse
Photographing the Lunar Eclipse
Digital Lunar Eclipse Photography
Observing and Photographing a Lunar Eclipse
I'm seriously far too excited about trying to take pictures of it :-p
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i hope at the end of all this, its not a cloudy night - the sky needs to be clear!!
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I know! And I know it's still a week out, but the forecast is actually looking pretty decent (fingers crossed, knock on wood, and any other superstitious thing that might keep the weather gods/goddesses/nymphs/sprites on our side... just hedging my bets lol).
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My only concern is the hang-over effect at work the next day... Could be tough... And since I dont drink coffee!!!
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Nicole - I just went and looked at that Digital Lunar stuff and MAN was I confuzzled... I really dont know enough about my camera yet because so much of it didnt make sense to me... Oh well, heres to learning the hard way - practice!!!
I've got my fingers crossed for good weather too...
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anakiwa_forever: What about suffering for your art and all that ;-)
Don't worry about being all confuzzled anyways... Practice is fun... and I figure that during the 5-ish hours that the whole thing takes I'll have to manage at least one or two good shots. And nothing wrong with diving into the deep end.
Hmmmm, speaking of how long the whole thing is, maybe I need to see if I can find a cheap laser pointer or two to play with light painting while I'm sitting around :-)
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anakiwa_forever: there's an auto setting on my camera. I find that useful. But yes I will experiment?
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There's an article in the latest issue of New Zealand D-Photo about photographing the eclipse (plus a chance to send in your best shots for possible publication in an upcoming issue)... just FYI.
I'm hoping we get a good view from up here in Masterton. :)
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Thanks Brenda, will have to check that out. :-)
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So, when? Next Tuesday? What time and where?
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Yes, next Tuesday, the 28th of August.
Umm, I don't think we've quite settled on a time and place. Tentatively it will be Te Raekaihau/Princess Bay, but it's all still getting ironed out. And tentatively probably about 7:00-7:30 meetup so that we have time to scope a spot and set up gear before the eclipse starts.
We should probably get some of those details figured out, but...
Watch this thread for more details. I'll update the first post when times / places are confirmed.
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I'm keen...can I join in?
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ibk3801 Of course you can :-) We're all pretty friendly. Just keep an eye out for some more definite time / places in this thread as we get closer to the date. Hope to see you there!
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I'll can be there Tuesday -- (hoping for time confirmation)
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Ok, obviously now would be a good time to start talking about... well... time.
Two scenarios for time here:
1. We meet at the location. I'm thinking about 30 minutes before the whole thing is due to start. Gives everyone time to get there, get their gear set up, and all the general stuff that takes time before anything actually gets going. This would be about 19:30.
2. We all meet somewhere for a drink to warm up (at ellipse's suggestion) then head out as a group to the actual location so nobody gets lost in the dark trying to find the place. Then, I'd say maybe about 18:30. Gives people time to actually get to the meeting spot and have a drink and then gives us enough time to get to our shooting location.
Any thoughts on which scenario is preferable to most people?
Note: Suggestion 2 amended to add the suggestion of meeting a bit earlier
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Thanks Nicole!
I prefer the second one. How about others?
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i prefer the second one but at 6.30 so we can all have a drink to warm up :)
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Oh, now that wouldn't be a bad idea either. :-) I think I'll amend the suggestion on the second one lol
I'm pretty partial to the second option anyways.
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Good idea. Now someone who lives on that side of town needs to decide where... You know, if this had been happening on a weekend, I SO would have gone tramping to get photos of it - totally away from town lights...
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This was taken tonight in the carpark at Te Raekaihau (which is the western head of Lyall Bay). The only hassle that I had was a car came into the car park and someone was testing the same as me. The other thing was that it was damn cold.
Te Raekaihau can be accessed fron the Lyall Bay Bus terminal (its about a 15 minute walk to the south). The group would need a couple of cars for warmish shelter and transport back to the city afterwards.
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So, exactly where and when then? Someone needs to make a decision!!!
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Ok, so it looks like everyone who has replied to a time has said that 18:30 in town is a good start. So the time is 18:30.
Now, where should we meet, how how should we organize transport from town to the viewing location? TELPortfolio? Any suggestions as I think you've become the default location scout?
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18:30 sounds good to me, coz I have to work till 18:00. How about somewhere around Courtenay Plc? So everyone who wants to catch the bus would be easier.( like me :D )
Which one is closer, from Houghton Bay or Lyall Bay?
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I want to come and have car with room for 3 people
and I was a girl guide so learn to make camp fires
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I am so guttered about this I dont finish work untill 8pm. I know I could come down then and take the remaining of the shots....
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Yeah, as long as you head straight from work you shouldn't miss much of anything at all :-) Come on, you know you want to ;-)
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i have birthday party to go to
which is fun and lovely but will attempt to sneak out early
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Just checking out the weather on Tue, it might gonna be cloudy and some showers.. :(
Hopefully it will change.. So who's on the list so far? Do we have the Meeting point, yet?
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Forecast I saw said showers during the day, clouds clearing at night, so fingers crossed it all clears up. Personally, unless it's pouring I'm still planning to head out in the hopes that it does clear up. :-p
I'm open to suggestions for a meeting point in town.
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ibk3801 - Houghton Bay is closer but not as many buses.
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yea, that bus doesnt go that often. Im going to check it out now...sky is clear.
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Ok, while everyone figures out the best route to get there...
How about meeting up at Espressoholic on Courtenay Place at 6:30... that way, people who want a bit of caffeine before we head out can get some. (Nobody suggested a meeting place yet, and this was the only one I could think of).
In case people are planning to join up with us later, where exactly (or approximately) will we be watching the eclipse from?
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Oh yeah, I was planning to bake some cookies for snacks (cake is too hard to carry around and serve in the dark, sorry lol). Would everyone be ok with chocolate chip? I'd make peanut butter, but people either love them or hate them... Chocolate chip seems to be a universal fav :-p
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Choc chips..! hmm..that would be nice Nicole.
Espressoholic is fine with me, but since I'm new in this group, how do I know which one are you guys? :D
I did some test last night because I saw the sky is clear, but after Im finish setting up my gear, there was thin haze covering the moon, so I have to wait couple more minutes. But I manage to get some shots.
Here's one of them:
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ibk3801: You ask a good question lol Ummm, look for the group of people with camera bags and other miscellaneous stuff that you'd take with for sitting outside for a few hours in the cold? lol
Or you could look for the pictures from Online to On the Wall I think most of us are in pictures from that lol Then if you have a good memory for faces you might recognise some of us.
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I will be heading out there with Taniwhaiti around 7pm (ish) but I'll try and come by Espressoholic beforehand to meet people / see what everyone's planning on doing :)
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hiya, I'll be coming too. see you there. I'll be a little late to coffee, cause I finish work at 6 30, but not late enough to miss you all I don't think
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see you guy at expressoholics then
I'm bring the camping stove to roast mashmallows on!!
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who has 2-3 free seats? :)
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I'm trying to convince boyfriend to come along, and if he does, then he has a car (with 2 free seats)... unfortunately I've been told that since he's not a camera nut, he doesn't really want to sit in the cold for 5 hours lol.
I think we'll probably all be at Espressoholics until about 7, so you should hopefully have more than enough time to meet us out there Fertala :-)
GIALIAT You rock for bringing a camping stove for marshmallows!
So... the current food that's coming is marshmallows and cookies, anyone else who wants to bring anything is more than welcome to :-p
I'm going to look really silly but if I'll probably be the one sitting in Espressoholics with a small suitcase carrying camera gear, a blanket, and cookies.
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So just to be clear, people are intending to head out to Te Raekaihau point?
As in here: savethepoint.org.nz/where ?
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yup thats the place
look for blue rav4 ( I be a geek and put the Flickr logo in the back window)
and I currently have 2 spare seats as well
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Do these convince anyone who's not 100% sure if they're coming that they should show up? ;-)
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If I can get rid of this cold (sniffles and sneezes) will be there at about 8pm ( well in time for the first indication of the full eclipse (the umbra, rather than the penumbra)). Meet you there.
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Hope you feel better!
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Nicole, you've made me hungry, and I've had SO much junkfood today...
Will be there with bells on (and chocolate and/or lollies in bag - they were on special at Woolies today). Might bring a small cooker and some milo for fresh hot drinks too (the joys of being a tramper).
I'm getting excited now. I just hope the boss forgives me on Wednesday for being really tired (and then I'm calling in "sick" on Thursday so I can go to at least 2 (possibly three) job interviews)
See you all in less than 24 hours!
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Nicole: those cookies will look better than the moon ( coz I guess it will covered with clouds) and thanks for the link...I hope I can remember those faces..:D
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I know it's foggy this morning, but I'm still holding out hope. The weather forecast says the fog should burn off this morning leaving it to a partly cloudy afternoon (the hour by hour forecast figures that it should clear up around 4) lol. So as far as I can tell, it's still on. See everyone tonight, and keep your fingers crossed that the weather clears up nicely.
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Good luck guys! It's totally overcast with showers here today, but I have my fingers crossed that we might get a glimpse of something tonight! :)
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*fingers crossed for a cloudless night!*
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Good luck guys, I'll have the delights of Auckland airport lights to contend with but luckily the person I'm meeting there is likely to be just as excited about taking pics as me so fingers crossed for a clear sky up here too =)
Hope to find out how it went on Saturday!
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Good luck Anna! And safe travels! Looking forward to Saturday. :-)
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Sun shine!! and blue sky! well, some... there's hope yet
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The fog is rolling back... it may yet be a good night!
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got to be +ive is packed and ready will see people at Espressoholics
( has no life today obviously)
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lol Yeah, I agree, it's got to be a good night. I too am packed and ready to go....
Blanket --- Check
Cookies --- Check
Something to sit on so my bum doesn't get wet ---- Check
Something to drink ---- Check
Hmmm....
Oh yeah, Camera, memory cards, and lots of notes I've made for myself --- check! :D (Also has no life today)
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torch maybe??
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Oh yeah, got one of those too :-p
Still digging around trying to find all the bits and bobs that need to come with my camera, but first, grabbing the torch. (Thanks for the reminder lol)
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bits and bobs ... the torch...
... Nicole, you're turning into a Kiwi! :)
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lol ;-) Who, me? lol
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Got my blanket, got my cookies, got my viewfinder! (come ON... Someone else on here HAS to have been remembering that ad when Nicole did her list...)
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wasn't it viewmaster?
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Yeah, that's the one, Viewmaster :-p Heading out in a few minutes so I can walk down to Espressoholic... See everyone there!!
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sue's out have a head cold
have fun guys i can't wait to see the results
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At last minute, am in. Heading off to Espressoholic now.
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All the best, guys. I'm not in a good spot here in Taradale, and have no transport... Poop.
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I really hope that I'm not going to get abusive messages for doing this once you are all already heading out, but it turns out that what I thought was a simple blocked nose actually appears to be a sinus infection - I just went outside and the PAIN in my ears from the wind was horrific. Hope the weather clears for you - these clouds look pretty nasty.
SO wish I was out there with you, but with 2 job interviews on Thursday I need to try and get myself better, not worse... Now I am off to watch shorty because I hear they have killed off someone else (my bets are on Mark)
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ellipse and anakiwa_forever Hope you're both feeling better soon. You missed freezing and windy weather, but the skies were pretty clear overall and hopefully some good shots came of it.
Now, off to watch Shorty St on the VCR... ;-)
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PS, started a group for the eclipse
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sounds like it was raaaaaaather cold there! I had the luxury of an elevated position with no wind here in NSW, and didn't even need to wear my windstopper fleece! cloud cleared later on, and got to see some of the red stuff. on balance though it wasn't fab; +side, I had a great spot and warm climate; - side I lacked the camaraderie of the WN Flickr Group... there were only a couple of other people in the region. All my images are in RAW so won't be able to post until next week - good stuff on starting a pool, Nicole!
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Neuköln jealous of the fact that it wasn't windy by you ;-) Looking forward to seeing your photos.
Finally managed to get my photos processed, and put some of them together
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