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["Rotramel, Rick (AZ77)" <rick.rotramel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Around 0300 the breeze had become a steady cold biting wind and I=20
>finally packed it up and pulled out.  I had already had around nine=20
>hours of good observing so I can call it a success.   I wasn't the
last,=20
>there were at least two observers still going when I pulled out.
>
>Andrew Cooper

*  *  *  Sentinel Schwaar Star Gaze 2005  *  *  *

I was one of "those observers still going"! After finishing up observing
six galaxies in Aries for "Last Call for Observations" for the SAC
newsletter, the wind died down and I did some imaging with my new
camera. (I took three images and I will post them here after I "process"
them.)

Then I continued on with the "Solar System Challenge" by Steve Coe. I
observed Mercury around 6:00 am or so to complete 10 kinds of items on
the list. (I will mail it to you, Steve). I quit at 6:30 AM after taking
an image of the huge display of the morning Zodiacal light, with Jupiter
in the middle, all the way to the zenith.

The sky was very nice, the seeing was fair-to-good and it was a very
productive and enjoyable all nighter for me. Yummy cookies too, from the
cookie pusher, Andrew G.!

Rick R.
SAC

PS: I also think Sentinel is still a great place to winter observe. I
would like to check out the new "antenna" site, it could be a nice
alternative option.

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