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Two (?) years ago Alex I was setting up nightly on the hill behind me
in an open area near the roadside to get SLR stuff of Comet McNaught.
It was at the height of the bushfire season and even though I had my
wife, son and daughter there with me most nights, I'd get the
eyeball of nearly every car passing.
Most nights after sunset a few cars would pull in and have a look
through my small 4" scope but I advised them that it would be
a disappointment and the real show would start about an hour after
sunset using only their eyes.
Most left before that and therefore missed the sight of a lifetime.
The few that stayed were in absolute awe. A few swapped emails
and phone numbers to ask for copies of my prints. After night 2 I had
some glossy 8 by 10s I could show them.
It's certainly a shame that our hobby can't be popularised more by
people who have a talent for grabbing people's attention and interest.
Their lives , sadly, are poorer for missing out on this stuff IMHO.
Steve
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