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["Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy all;

I had a fun weekend at Sunglow Ranch near Willcox, Arizona in the southeastern 
corner of the state.  Nice weather, not a cloud in the sky.  However, the 
seeing was quite twinkly and wound up not allow high power all weekend.  Even 
so, I did get in some good observing and having the hotel room 30 feet from the 
scope is very nice.  Using the back of my Subaru Outback as the standard, 
having a toilet, bed and kitchenette nearby is a rare treat.  The proprieters 
did a nice job of having "lights out" once the sky got dark.  I used low power 
generally and viewed some open clusters and a few showpieces.  On Friday night 
we saw a dozen or so bright Orionid meteors, hope that is a warm up for the 
Leonids next month.

Clear Skies to us all;
Steve Coe

stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx
Author:  Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist
Saguaro Astronomy Club web site:
www.saguaroastro.org


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