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Originally Posted by Bassnut
Gary, the house seems to have become the default imaging field, so I go there now, shame its so far from the "others".
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Hi Fred,
It's great to see that area so well used these days. Last year, we had the rain,
but I noted in 2008 that the numbers really spiked, I gather on the back of the
recommendation of the Society to dedicate it to imagers with laptops and the like.
This year when I looked around on Friday night, it was really buzzing up there.
What's funny was that down on the main observing field, there were plenty of
people out but as someone commented to me, it seemed quieter than normal.
One working hypothesis is that the imaging crowd have the luxury of being the
more vocal as they wait around for the exposure to finish.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've trudged up and down that track between the
House and the main field in the dark.
Mind you, it is a good opportunity to ponder
the Milky Way if you don't stumble into the pot holes, but the avenue of trees
as you near the lower gate is normally a good test of the night vision. With the
light from the back of the Scout tent shinning back down that avenue during SPSP,
it makes it a real challenge if you want to see if you can negotiate it without the
assistance of the red flashlight. I'd hate to walk face-on into someone walking that
dark tree stretch coming in the other direction.
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