Just got back from an enjoyable evening at TIMPA. Quite a crowd considering so many club members are off to the canyon for GCSP. I think there were over 20 vehicles and scopes present, a few old timers like myself and quite a few newbies as well. I did a little helping out with some newcomers but still worked on my own observing list a bit. I brought my 90mm refractor and worked out of Webb's 'Celestial Objects' reading through object descriptions over a century old while observing. Arizona summer observing in short sleeves, shorts and sandals until the Moon came up and ended the night. A few photos are linked below for viewing enjoyment, including one of the Mars/Saturn/M44 conjunction. Andrew http://www.siowl.com/photos/M44SaturnMars20060617.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617a.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617b.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617c.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617d.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617e.jpg http://www.siowl.com/dropbox/TIMPA20060617f.jpg Andrew Cooper ---------------------------------------------------- http://www.siowl.com -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.
