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Originally Posted by DonB
Last night I was surprised to see a ute in the parking area of a nearby nature reserve where I had been going to stargaze. I had a headlight with red night-vision bulb on, and as I set up my scope on a picnic table there I heard a rustling in the bush and saw a pair of red eyes coming towards me. It turned out to be a medium sized black dog, fortunately it didn't hassle me.
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Hi Don, an unpleasant experience for sure. Just glad your still here to tell the story.
The bit about the dog reminded my about a night at Perth Observatory. I have had a long association with the Observatory and I ended up working there part time for almost 8 years, until I had a motor vehicle accident. Anyway, I worked all night at the Lowell telescope in the main dome. It was about 3am on a very still and cold night. I had finished my observing run and I walked downstairs. When I got to the bottom of the stairs I heard some rustling in the bushes of to my right. As nobody else was around, it put me quite on edge. Actually, I have to admit I was pretty much frozen to the spot. Then a roo jumped out of the bushes and bounded past me. I cr*pped myself, I can tell you.
I had some interesting and unusual events happen at Perth Observatory, during my time there. It was a wonderful experience to be an amateur doing pro work, which resulted in my contribution to a few published papers.