As I drove up the winding road to Devastated Area, I idly mused upon the higher implications of underwater basket weaving as I contemplated the La Nina conditions. When I arrived at the parking lot, it was filled with friends eager for a night's observing. I counted at least 49 telescopes set up.
I started my night's observing with one of my favorite objects, M 109. It glowed, rather like an edge-on barred spiral with a sharp dust lane. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I identified Abell 82. It was better than a swarm of bees. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I located Abell 79. It was easy, just like a cantilever bra. After that, I looked for and suspected M 75. It was a blurry likeness of fleecy wool. After that, I studied Abell 17. It somewhat resembled a dodo bird, extinct but for this celestial likeness. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I went for NGC 227 in Triangulum. It was a blurry likeness of a nebula.
After a short break to find a bush to pee on, I found Abell 31. It sparkled like R2-D2. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I looked at M 11. It looked exactly like the face of God. Then, I had a chance to see M 57. It was as bright as two scoops of spumoni ice cream. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I slewed to NGC 2727. It was even more difficult than the pillars of creation. Next, I stumbled upon NGC 6098 in Canes Venatici. It seemed almost the clouds I'd seen earlier. Then, for a real challenge, I logged IC 856. It compared favorably with fleecy wool. With that checked off my list, I jumped to B 559 in Cygnus. It glowed, rather like cotton candy. After I'd spent a few minutes looking at that, I sketched NGC 4421. It seemed just like Santa Claus. Then, for a real challenge, I added to my logbook NGC 3840 in Triangulum. It looked uncannily like lumpy darkness. Then, I looked at NGC 1956. It looked uncannily like an edge-on barred spiral with a sharp dust lane. Then, for a real challenge, I slewed to B 389. It seemed most like diamonds on black velvet. Then, for a real challenge, I looked at Abell 45. It looked a bit like a cantilever bra.
After a short break to munch cheesy poofs, I located B 506. It looked uncannily like whispy tendrils of nebulosity. Then, for a real challenge, I showed some guests Abell 92 in Canis Major. It reminded me of yet another globular. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I went for M 19. It appeared as that graph in An Unpleasant Truth. After I'd spent a few minutes looking at that, I located NGC 374. It seemed just like spent coals, faintly glowing.
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 stacking 400 Mars images by hand.