As I drove up the winding road to Dinosaur Point, I idly mused upon the morality of AP Refractors as I contemplated the night's aurora display. When I arrived at the parking lot, it was filled with friends eager for a night's observing. I counted at least 48 telescopes set up.
I started my night's observing with one of my favorite objects, M 15. It glowed, rather like its Hubble photograph. With that checked off my list, I checked out B 321 in Canis Major. It appeared in the eyepiece like cotton candy. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I hunted for B 165. It was a blurry likeness of cotton candy. Then, I logged M 86. It looked a bit like an edge-on barred spiral with a sharp dust lane. After that, I checked off IC 3010 in Triangulum. It sparkled like cotton on velvet. After I'd spent a few minutes looking at that, I showed some guests M 81. It gave the appearance of two scoops of spumoni ice cream. After that, I located B 247. It was like a whale spouting. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I checked off IC 2769. It was not quite as bright as ripples of water. After that, I accidentally located M 83 in Canis Major. It looked a bit like a spider.
Finally, it was time to pack up and leave. As I drove home, I contemplated the events of the night, and realized that any night out under the sky with good friends is better than reading observing reports.