The skies at the All AZ Star Party last night were quite good. The wind, which was blowing a bit during the day, died down and was not a factor after the sun went down. The observing field is flat, and there are two port-a-johns at the site. Once you leave the paved road, the dirt road to get there was in very good condition. It has been a couple years since I have been there, and the last time I distinctly remember a washboard dirt road, but not anymore! If you go tonight, make sure you bring a warm sleeping bag! The thermometer inside my car read 48 degrees this morning, and I figure it got down to around 40. I think my sleeping bag must be rated for about 50! We were able to see stars of 15.1 mag distinctly in our 10" scopes, which I was happy with ( we used the diagram in S&T from September, which shows that stars around M57). Wish I could have stayed today and tonight too, but work calls... Randy Peterson EVAC --- This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. If you wish to be removed from this list, send E-mail to: AZ-Observing-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, with the subject: unsubscribe. The list's archive is at: http://www.freelists.org/archives/az-observing This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal messages. Thanks.