[AstroNet] from Lion's Head

[Kevin Govender]

OK! SORTED!
I've got the 3G working.
Let's have a skypecast on Tuesday - I'll bring up a webcam and anyone 
with an internet connection can join us up here... virtually :)
If you don't have one, please get a skype account (www.skype.com) and 
add me as a contact (user name: kevindran).
See you online or up here live on Tuesday :)
(hopefully the weather is ok)
This will be a nice test for future linkups from anywhere that we have a 
good 3G signal.




Kevin Govender wrote:
> Hi all
> This message coming to you from the top of Lion's Head.
> Following the disappointed replies to my last email (by people not able 
> to make it to Cape Town for the telescopes on Lion's head hike), I was 
> hoping to broadcast the excitment of the full moon rise on Tuesday over 
> the net using the cellphone network. However, my scout today reveals 
> that for some reason I'm not able to get a 3G signal up here (only GPRS).
> However, I will follow up with Vodacom and check what the situation is. 
> We've tested this before from the top of Devil's Peak and that seemed to 
> work fine.
> In terms of astronomy outreach and education these links over skype or 
> the internet are a great way to teach especially very young people about 
> topics such as seasons and length of day etc (simply by linking with 
> people across the world). Once I can figure out this problem with 3G 
> I'll be able to skypecast/webcast all such future activities. Let your 
> minds go wild and let's talk about other ideas where we can use this 
> technology.
>
> Reminder: there will be a total lunar eclipse on the morning of February 
> 21st 2008 so watch your inbox for more information and reserve the date 
> - we'll probably be skypecasting it like last year (see 
> http://www.unawe.org/eclipse2007/index.php). Those without skype - get 
> hooked up at www.skype.com - very useful resource.
>
>
>
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