Transit of Venus, 2012

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:46 pm

Its looking like the SW of Ireland
is the place to be, it seems to be clearing
from there heading NE...

But its not 100%, but its the most likely
place to be clear at those times..

Cheers Roy

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:32 pm

My gut (and a day of pouring over the weather sites) that right here is the best position.
Lads,
Where is the site on the hill in Killaloe EXACTLY
is there a road to it? Parking?
I wanna see this on Google earth!!!
If we decide to go there I want to know the location.

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:03 pm

Dave Lillis wrote:IF the weather is looking like its going to be clear in Limerick but not in Skerries or Garran point, then we all go home and meet up again after midnight and head up to Tountinne

Guys. We need to call this!!
I'm going to bed for a few hours (been on nights)
It's looking like the North is out.
Skerries is still a maybe but the best odds are actually here in Limerick.

So is there a plan?
Like in storm chasers "We need to make a decision Reed!!!"

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:54 pm

decisions, decision, decisions, have you seen this
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp
its looking like we stay local for me anyway, I have the scope loaded and ready to go, god know which way this is going to go
what do yee think ?
IF we go to skerries, the latest we can leave here is midnight.

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:57 pm

Well I'm packed up and ready..
So I'm willing to hit killaloe..
I can pick up Conan at about 2:30am
in Adare and we can meet up at Finnaghans
car park in Annacotty about 3am and head out to killaloe..

Well that would be my plan.. Anyone else agree?

Cheers Roy

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:30 pm

is 2.30 leaving it abit late, ??
I was thinking we head up to tountina and IF the site was too windy, it leaves us enough time to find a better place further down the mountain.
remember the 2010 lunar eclipse.....

this was something we should trash out and was going to at half six when we all meet up.
and of course, we dont all have to go up at the same time.

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:00 pm

Perfect, See at 6:30 on the dock rd.

Cheers Roy

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:33 pm

Looking at the weather I think we would have a better chance of seeing the Loch Ness Monster!

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:08 pm

well, all we can do is give it a shot, we're all meeting up at Hassetts cross, Limerick and leaving there at 2.30am, lets hope we' get a few gaps in the clouds.
Dress up well, its gonna be v. cold up there,

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:19 pm

See ye at Hassetts X @ 2:30 so!
I assume Dave you know the exact spot up the mountain?

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:23 pm

well, its really the peak we'll have to go to, so Simon says

he knows the place very well from been in the radio club.
now, its going to be windy up there, but we should be able to go in the wind shadow of the buildings there, so it should be ok.

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:28 pm

Cool!
I was hoping it was the peak.
He knows a way up that's not got a barrier on it so?

Windy?
I'd say so! Worth checking the wind forecast so in detail for that spot.

This is getting exciting.

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:37 pm

bring tea, flask, sandwiches, map, gps and a full tank of fuel, you never know where we might actually end up at, hahaha

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:09 pm

Ya, starting to get excited now myself..

Cheers Roy

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:33 pm

the clouds are starting to break up now, lets hope it continues