Cal Star was outstanding

by Rich Neuschaefer


The sky was very good. The seeing after midnight was very good, or better. Saturday night was maybe the best for transparency and seeing. The temps were moderate. I didn't get to Cal Star until Friday morning. Apparently it was near freezing on Thursday night. Friday night was in the 40s F. Saturday night no jacket needed, I used a light sweater and cap.

People were well spread out over the field. No problems. It was a fun, relaxing event. I took my AP 155 EDFS night time observing and Tak FC-100 for daytime H-Alpha viewing. After about 1:30 am the seeing let us have very nice views of Saturn.

Looking forward to next year's Cal Star.