[AZ-Observing] Re: Quickie Observing at Sun Valley Pkwy

In 1968, I used to take my Sunbeam alpine up to a hill overlooking Lake
Elsinore in California with a passenger in the seat and another in the
baggage area. For instrumentation we took a 10" Cave f/6, a Goff apodised
6", and assorted binoculars and cameras and power supplies. The CHIPs
thought that the 10" tube assy. perched between the front seat passengers
legs was an interesitng object of their attention. The driver's and
passengers seats could be adjusted to lay down.

Bob




>and Sharon Vaughan
>with her convertible. Her great idea was to just lie back on the cushy front
>seats with binoculars and have at it. "And so Drive-Inn star parties were
>born."  Mary Keller was also observing away using a 10" Dob, and drew and
>logged three new objects for her list: Zeta Ursae Majoris, M13, and Mars.
>Saving you some research, Zeta Urs is actually Mizar and Alcor, bu that's
>what her "Bright Objects" flip-cards called it.

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