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Originally Posted by Irish stargazer
Most of the lights had been turned down. No glaring light at all. It was pretty dark overall. The western horizon is covered by trees so no glimpses of Orion or Jupiter at sunset but they did set up a scope on the otherside of the tree line for those interested in seeing Jupiter. Over 1000 people registered and there were big queues lining up to buy tickets on the night.
Glad I didn't bring my Televue eyepieces. The one I used has more baby kisses on it than a politicians face.  Time to clean it. |
I don't know what it is with public star nights, but so many members of the public feel the need to rub their finger on an eye lens. I used to have some cheap Plossls just for such occasions.