by Jamie Dillon
Here are the good parts. Cone got the full 50 cent tour of the parts of the park we frequent. Ron Dammann was at the Observatory, having just cleaned the mirror of the 30", which looked just spectacular. We looked thru the Challenger at the Moon thru natural atmospheric filters, then an impressionistic view of that very fancy galaxy ngc 253, and hints of the bright globular also in Sculptor, ngc 288. Met the sons of Dammann and Morales, yes Rick Morales' boy, 16 and 17 respectively.
There were patches of stars between the clouds that were really clear and beautiful, in Cassiopeia and Perseus. Didn't once look good enough to set up. We had supper, enjoyed the dark and the quiet up there, then were gone by 10.
Building credit, two weekends in a row. Our very own Dr Kingsley, gonzo as he is, was right about Thursday night being the window, the night of Thanksgiving, family dinner and all.
A good peaceful fun week to all,
Posted on sf-bay-tac Nov 26, 2006 18:45:36 PT
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