My observing report

As I drove up the winding road to another winding road only known to those from my support group, I idly mused upon the inner workings of world hunger as I contemplated the threat posed by global warming. When I arrived at the parking lot, it was filled with friends eager for a night's observing. I counted at least 33 telescopes set up.

I started my night's observing with one of my favorite objects, M 55 in Ursa Major. It was even more difficult than a spider. With that checked off my list, I looked for and suspected M 61 in Lepus. It looked uncannily like the face of God. After that, I located M 71. It would be easy to confuse with cotton candy. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I tried B 648 in Lepus. It appeared as George W. Bush. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I star-hopped to NGC 3696. It gave the appearance of ripples of water. After that, I checked out Abell 54. It was a blurry likeness of blackness.

After a short break to chat, I star-hopped to M 1. It appeared in the eyepiece like a waterfall. Next, I sketched Abell 84. It was even more difficult than Dubya.

After a short break to empty my output buffers, I found B 317. It appeared to be a far-away cloud. Next, attacking my personal nemesis, I located NGC 5316. It seemed just like cotton on velvet.

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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