Idaho Star Party at Bruneau Dunes

December 6, 2024

And another Planewave CDK700

Jeff Creed wrote:

Thank you to everyone for making this weekend a wonderful experience. Even getting just one night of observing was better than none! Especially since at the beginning of last week, I didn't have high hopes for us, but Friday night certainly didn't disappoint. And even on Saturday, we had clear window open up around 11 PM and than again at 2 AM.

Both Dr. Irwin Horowitz and Dr. Franck Marchis gave entertaining and engaging presentations. It was a real treat to have them both at the Star-B-Que, and they were a surprise running the raffle! You can check out Dr. Franck Marchis' work on his website: Unistellar Science.

A special thank you to Rolf Burkle from Airy Disk Telescopes for visiting. I hope you had a chance to stop by his site.  “That was the best view of Epsilon Lyrae I’ve seen in 70 years!” The glass and telescope was impressive.