Night Fewbie Desert Drive - Al Fayah Moon Watching - Abu Dhabi - 5 Nov 2025

[_luke_]

DESCRIPTION

Wednesday is the first full moon after the harvest moon, the 'Frost Moon', which marks seasons getting cooler and first frosts appearing in cooler climates. Lets get together for a drive through Al Fayah enjoying a moonlit scene, before stopping for around an hour to do moon-watching or moon photography. Once we have had our fill, we will take the sabkhas for a quick exit and aim to be back on the tarmac and inflating by 23:00

BYO Tea or other beverages that you enjoy whilst looking at the sky.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquettes
• Emergency details for all off roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time:  20:00

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AMzQEQoEfapDpgCa9

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 23:00

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:

• Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
• Compressor (MANDATORY)
• Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
• Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
• Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
• First-aid kit
• Fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Wednesday - 16:30 (4:30 PM).
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
   

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

 

[Ash S.]

Hey @Luke K P 

this will be my first Fewbie drive . Do you think it’s better if I skip this one since it’s a night drive or will I be able to manage ? 

[_luke_]

Hi @Ash S.

Come along. It will be a nice introduction to night driving. This drive is focused on enjoying the scenery and moon watching. 🌕🌝

[Myrko]

Hi @Luke K P
I'm very sorry, but will have to drop out. Need to catch a flight back to Europe this afternoon.

[_luke_]

No problems @Myrko hope to catch you again soon.

[_luke_]

Tomorrow night will also be peak radiance of the annual Southern Taurids meteor shower. We should have a peak rate of around 10 shooting stars an hour from 22:00 visible just below the moon.

From wiki:

The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG10, possibly a large fragment of Encke due to its similar orbital parameters. They are named after their radiant point in the constellation Taurus, where they are seen to come from in the sky. Because of their occurrence in late October and early November, they are also called Halloween fireballs. Since 2P/Encke is such a short period comet, the meteors have the slowest impact speed of the annual well-known meteor showers.

 

 

[Thomas54675]

OMG @Luke K P now I have signed up for it, 2P/Encke sounds realy spacey

[_Herman_]

Visibility report from Jebel Ali: utter crap

😬🫣

hope this clears up later on?

 

[_luke_]

1 hour ago, Herman G said:

Visibility report from Jebel Ali: utter crap

😬🫣

hope this clears up later on?

 

@Herman G yeah there is a fair bit of dust in the air down in AD.
This will just mean we get a nice redder colour moon 😄

[_Herman_]

True @Luke K P!  

Like your positive angle!