Last night I opened Alpha Ridge for an impromptu star party. I arrived around 7:45 pm and had 5 guests in total. Unfortunately, the sky did not stay as clear as we were hoping. I was still able to image M42 and NGC 869/864 between breaks in the clouds.

We packed things up and locked the gate by 11:30 pm.

I hope to see everyone at the public star party scheduled for March 28th!

-Krystal Rolon