I set up a little after 8 pm and took in the Lunar features as the Sun set and the sky darkened. I then caught Venus, which was at about 92% illuminated...and then Mars. Neither was at its best.
We had several newbies, plus a couple of youngsters, so I decided to show off some of my favorite doubles and leave the
In preparation for the Pluto opposition in July, one of our members was documenting photographically the Pluto star field for future reference.
We finished with Saturn rising at about 2 am as the dew began to set in.
Dave