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August Star Party (part 2)
I am going to finish the August review now, since we are nearly to November. You can see the previous entry. As I said, Vega was immediately apparent almost straight up. Which meant that Lyra was almost directly overhead. So, … Continue reading
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Star Party August 2012
Pretty successful party for me. I paid attention, and saw lots of things, including a few of the Perseid Meteors. Though none of the really spectacular ones that others at the site saw. I had my head down most of … Continue reading
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Finally
I made it to the star party last night. The sky was very clear, but a little bit (or maybe a lot) humid. There were lots of people out with scopes, and I was actually able to help some people … Continue reading
Didn’t make it
Okay, with respect to the last entry, I did not make it out that night. Don’t ask why, though it did seem to be clouding up when I was preparing to go. In any case, I think the plan is … Continue reading
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Tomorrow
Tomorrow should be a nice, clear, cold night. I think I will concentrate on Perseus, Auriga, Orion, and maybe Taurus, and possibly Gemini, if I can last that long. (Maybe some long underwear is in order.) So, here are some … Continue reading