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-----Original Message-----
From: rob.robotham@... <rob.robotham@...>
To: OAFs@... <OAFs@...>
Date: April 14, 2001 20:30
Subject: [OAFs] Re: Observing Report, April 13


[snip]

Mike Z was looking at something (a galaxy? there were a lot observed)
when a meteor went through his field of view) and later both myself on
the 18" and Mike W on the 25" were observing another galaxy (sorry I
really don't have the names down - or rather numbers) when a meteor
went through the field of view and we both saw it. Synchronized
galaxy/meteor watching. All we needed was nose plugs and bathing
caps.

LOL! Hey, I'll provide the plugs and caps if you'll wear them next time.
Oh, and I get the photo rights. 8-)

[snip]

Mike Z.'s 1/50 sec deep sky picture.

You know, when that happened, I heard the shutter close, and I knew
something didn't sound right, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Maybe
that's what they call "the shock of the new", or in computer terms, my
photography database seems to have been swapped out for all this new
astronomy stuff.

[snip]

The one downside of being out with you guys - you can make things
even easier than a GOTO scope. So right now I still feel like a tourist -
one day I hope to become a resident.

Well said. Part way through the evening, I stopped taking notes and just
drank in the experience. Now I've got to go back and try to remember what I
did/saw/learned. 8-(