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Re: YRSP Observing Session: Saturday Night, 30 November


 

Oh, man, is EVERYONE getting a SeeStar S50???? Even Stu Beaber???

I may have to break down and get one.? It used to be that the Orion 10-inch Dob was the customary scope we all had to get.? Now it's the SeeStar.? Sheesh!

George
Star Geezer


George Reynolds

"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?


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On Monday, November 25, 2024 at 07:36:09 PM EST, Stu Beaber via groups.io <wd4sel@...> wrote:


Thanks Troy...you have been most helpful. I'm used to taking a "ration" from Mark, so nothing I didn't expect.

After all that, I don't know if I will be able to attend Saturday night or not even if it turns out clear. My family is pretty?big and spread?out, so it takes Thursday thru Saturday to get around to everybody. So we'll have to wait and see. I know how to get there and remember your instructions. Sometimes the wife makes plans without telling me...HA!

I'll be looking for your "go-nogo" and if not able to attend, I'll be interested in another?time. BTW, I use a Seestar S50 now when in the field. I have an observatory at home where I keep my other scopes set up all the time.

thanks again,
Stu

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 2:42?PM Troy Riedel via <troy.riedel=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Stu,
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Don't allow Mark to give you hard time :-)
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(1) We are allowed to stay all night. I keep the lock for the gate and close up as the last person out. I usually have my Class B- ... there have been times where I just crawl into my bed with my iPad and run a Seestar session (and fall asleep) while others who wish to stay very late do their imaging. If I fall asleep, just wake me up.
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(2) This isn't a 'club' function, it's just a group of amateurs so everyone/anyone is welcome (even people who give others a hard time like Mark!).
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(3) There are toilets ... a few hundred yards away. Just do not have an emergency!
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(4) There is no power on the field.
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Feel free to ask more questions if you can think of anything.
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Cheers,
Troy

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