herbavore
Bluelight Crew
My mate and I are astronomy partners and tonight we had arranged for a different friend to accompany us. He's been teasing us for months for being a bit boring and sad for braving the elements to go out and look at dots of light in the sky from dusk until dawn. We had always said that he should come out with us in the Summer when it's warmer and sun rise is earlier, so it isn't such a long trip. We arranged tonight because of the lovely spell of weather and clear nights we've been having.
Tonight it was blanket cloud cover and forecast to clear up, but it didn't. He became increasingly disgruntled and wanted to leave and, before we could apologise to him for coming along and not getting to see anything. Mars came blazing into the sky as some clouds parted and we got some really good detail, especially considering how bright the skies were :D. Mars isn't particularly impressive to look at through a 6' telescope but, just to the left of it, the clouds parted more and we got really class views of Saturn and Titan. He was really blown away by it and the night was (sort of) saved.
He didn't even get to see Jupiter and its moons or any deep sky objects but we may have given him the fever to come back and be shown them. I am looking forward to the possibility of having a third beast of burden on the trips to help carry all the gear
It may not be a very exciting snoo but it fits the definition![]()
I would take the place of that friend any night! I'm old and I'm short but I can still carry my weight.
