MB Star Party

by James Turley

Under a warm soft late summer night sky, about 20 scopes showed up for a VIP Montebello Docent Star Party. It was a wonderful enchanting evening presented by TACos doing what they do best: sharing their enthusiasm and care for the Night Sky with others.

Highlights included:

Sunset over Mt. Tam, with views of Pt. Reyes
Peter McK's night sky talk
Marek and Sara's sumptuous spread, catered by Andronicos
Marble Slab ice cream by Bonnie and Alex
Joe Bob's 17.5" Mark III Prototype Albert scope
An 10" AP Mac Cass on an AP1200
Dan Wright giving Goto sky tours while reading famous quotes of legendary astronomers to the guests while at the eyepiece
Missing completely the 1-day old moon

Thanks to Peter McKone for organizing the event, and to all the TACos who broke off mid week to help out. Bravo!

Posted on sf-bay-tac Sep 16, 2004 11:18:44 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Jan 11, 2005 20:56:53 PT