My observing report

As I drove up the winding road to Dinosaur Point, I idly mused upon the study of cosmology as I contemplated the shrinking ozone layer. When I arrived at the parking lot, it was filled with friends eager for a night's observing. I counted at least 44 telescopes set up.

I started my night's observing with one of my favorite objects, M 102 in Gemini. It seemed almost a nebula. Next, I sought IC 1555. It took me back to the first time I saw the eternal nothingness of being. Next, I logged Abell 99 in the western sky. It looked exactly like dancing elephants. After that, I slewed to B 641. It looked a bit like the pillars of creation. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I slewed to B 539 in Scorpius. It appeared at low power like R2-D2. With that checked off my list, I accidentally located M 81 in Triangulum. It seemed most like blackness. Then, for a real challenge, I looked at NGC 2054 in Serpens. It was a blurry likeness of one of Martha Stewart's doilies. After I'd spent a few minutes looking at that, I observed Abell 80 in Sagittarius. It sparkled like Demi Moore.

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 Segmentation fault (core dumped).


    ...Akkana (with help from David North, Jane Houston Jones, and Bill Arnett) .

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