[Chaos-l] Pettigrew last night

[Jayme Hanzak]

I'm glad you got your photon fix Allen. We look forward to seeing the
heavens with your new mirror.
On Aug 26, 2012 3:41 PM, "Allen Davis" <starstorm151 at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> I had a a very good night.  It was beautiful when the sun set ...and the
> moon was really neat.  I invited folks from the campground.  There was all
> one family about two truckfuls of them.  And they stayed with me...........
> ****
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> Doug Lequire came over and visited while they were there.  He said he is
> looking to have a power outlet installed at the light so we can have
> power.  He was really very friendly and talkative.****
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> Got a glimpse of Saturn as it hung quite low out over the water.  It
> looked surprisingly good.****
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> The moon was nice a sharp and crisp.  Did you notice that arc of mountains
> that was so obvious just in from the terminator below the midpoint?  I
> thought about Neil Armstrong and what those Apollo missions meant to me.
> They are truly what started me on an interest in space and what is out
> there.  You can't put a price tag on something like that...that's what I
> think when people complain about us exploring the heavens.  One guy last
> night made such comments that he thought if "God wanted us up there he
> would have put us up there>"  I think God may want us to get there by our
> use of science, and ingenuity, with His help along the way.****
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> We looked at M13, M27, UrANUS, and a couple of obvious things..then the
> family went back and promised to return later to look at Saturn...I said
> 200am should be good.****
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> Well, I got in the truck...to wait a while for the moon to go down. And to
> allow some passing clouds to do just that.  There was a storm way off to
> the east, and some lightning, but it never got closer.  And it never showed
> up on any radar.****
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> Low and behold I was sitting in the lounge chair when I saw lights and two
> truck...they returned about 1250am.......and stayed with me until after
> 300am/  We had it really clear up for a while and the Milky Way, as you
> know, at Pettigrew, can be astounding.  The Veil rocked.  Also looked at
> the Crescent..M15....M31....Caroline's Rose.....and a few other targets.
> Didn't really get into some obscure stuff...funny some think a couple of
> those might be obscure....because of the crowd...about 15 of them.  ****
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> Of course Jupiter had to clear those trees near the light...and did so
> around 230am, but about that time we had some clouds move over, and we
> really struggled to get a good view of it.  But they ended up seeing it and
> were very appreciative.  After They left I took down and got in the car
> around 400am and slept till about 600am and got home at 800am.  It is
> actually quicker for me to get there and closer than Stuanton River which
> surprised me.****
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> The mirror performed flawlessly as far as I could tell. The Veil was
> really almost 3d and the globs were resolved into tiny points.****
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> E. Allen Davis****
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> starstorm151 at embarqmail.com****
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> "M'Illumino              "I am enlightened****
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> D'Immenso"              by the immensity."****
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>    -Ungaretti               -Ungaretti****
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