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My two nights were great fun, I have to thank Malcolm ( barx1963) for taking more time to help me collimate than setting up his own scope! He is a wealth of knowledge and the ideal neighbour when setting up a scope. Cam was another ideal neighbour, with three beautiful kids who were friendly and funny, and did everything their caring dad told them.
The only issue was the weather- we had about 15 minutes shortly after dusk on the Friday night, and then a bunch of 'sucker holes' on the Saturday, where us Dob owners were busy whizzing the scopes round from one patch to another. Despite this, I had some awesome views of the GMC and Tarantula, and the purchase of the Nagler IV 17mm was vindicated: I couldn't be bothered with any of my other EP's after seeing the sky with that.
Thanks to Ken and the folks who prepared our great dinner on Saturday evening. Despite the clouds, it was a great experience, and I'm in for the next one.
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