(Clear but not the best seeing)

Hello, Everyone!

March 18’s Member’s Impromptu Starparty was a success with six members attending beneath a cloud-free sky.

Unfortunately, the predicted “Above Average” transparency and “Average” seeing opted not to attend the event. The general consensus has transparency as “Below Average” and seeing as “Poor.”

Temperature ranged from the upper fifties to mid-forties with no due present.

Two members concentrated on visual observing including open clusters in Puppis and Galaxies in Ursa Major.  New equipment seems to be a theme for the evening with one member working our kinks in a new auto-focusing system while another worked on an entirely new rig.

It seemed one member left each hour ending with me locking the front gate at 1:48am.

The only issue we noticed was the lack of lighting on the parking lot.  Once the park lights were re-illuminated, only five brightened. The majority remaining dark.

Thanks to everyone who attended.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ken Everhart,