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Originally Posted by Satchmo
Darwin'ites Allen Cairncross and Clayton Cairns traveled a whopping 4000km by road with their 20" and 22" 'scopes to attend SPSP !
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Hi Mark,
I had an opportunity to chat with Clay and Allen and indeed it was a fabulous
effort on their part to make the trip. Whilst wandering around the field during the
day, I had a quick look at Allen's home-built Dob and was delighted to later witness
it win an award in the telescope making competition.
With regards the weather again, I think we were all delighted to find how relatively
mild the temperatures were compared to the same time of the year on most
other years.
When the skies were as good as what they were, it always is a buzz if you have
gone into the meeting hall for a coffee break to then walk back outside and look
up again. The sky is so magnificent that no matter how many times you have
seen it, it is like seeing it for the first time.