What a night!

by Richard Navarrete

Had a great night in the Southwest lot at Fremont Peak. Skies were as dark as they get with a thick marine layer below us covering the lights of Monterey. Skies were also very steady. Spent a great portion of the night observing mag 15+ galaxy groups with a 6.7 Meade ultra-wide eyepiece in my 18"dob. The weather was GORGEOUS and mild with nary a hint of wind. The company was the best. This is what a star party should always be like.

For a detailed report of what was observed, hang on for Mark Wagners observing report. We mostly worked together and he's a much better writer than I. :-) (Besides, I'm lazy.)

Posted on sf-bay-tac Sep 12, 2004 11:40:25 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Jan 09, 2005 15:50:24 PT