Sorry. Project I was doing had complications. Running 30 min late.
OTW to Swadley’s ETA 4:15
I plan to be there between 6ish.
I am heading out from Yukon should be there around 6.
We’re here in our car!
I’m inside.
CRO ia open!! Skies are clear!! Watch out for potholes on 870!!
OTW from Swadley’s.
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My dad and I are on our way out.
CRO is CLOSED!
We had a great night! Clear skies, moon set early, slight to mild winds. It got a bit chilly, but the building was warm!
Thanks for the cookies Marv!
We had at least 13 folks out tonight, including a couple of prospective members.
Thanks Marv, for opening and running the 14”!
It was a great viewing night with so many members and guests!
The C14 performed flawlessly from start to finish. We viewed the sliver moon, then the sliver Venus. Jupiter was high up and clear skies allowed seeing the bands and the 4 Galileo moons bright as diamonds. Mars was bright and we could make out surface coloration. M42 was vivid. I added the H-beta filter which brought out more of the gaseous cloud. The Trapezium was clearly visible.
We looked at Andromeda 2.5 mly away. Then switched to Bode’s Nebula and the Cigar galaxy, 12.5 mly away. For a nice star cluster we looked at M41 in the heart of Canis Major. We noted the Big Dog chasing Orion, who is aiming his arrow at the Deer, led by the 7 Sisters. The parade of asterisms was crystal clear.
Throughout, the Ooohs and Ahhhs were frequent.
Thanks to Mitche and Dru for providing outside astrophotography adventures. Thanks to Joel and Dru for helping Tilly get her table top Dob working successfully.
It was the kind of CRO event we all want for all members!
Marv Halsey
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Thank you so much, Marv and Mitch, for allowing me to ask so many questions and see so much. I wanted to learn more for myself and a school project, and I couldn’t have asked for better teachers!
I’m already planning on what to get for my next trip out in a month, including more warm clothes! Haha.
Also, thanks to Mitch, it’s looking like I’ll be buying myself a Seestar for my birthday in March.
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Got a few nice images last night.
The Moon and Venus. iPhone, handheld.
M33 Triangulum Galaxy. Celestron Origin.
Rigel. eVscope 2.
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Beautiful assortment of subjects and devices, Mitche!
Looks like you have Mercury in there also. Just above the dome to the left.
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Sharp eyes, Dave! I missed that! There, and in the photo!
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We had a blast, and I can’t thank you all enough for helping me with my scope. The whole night was so perfect and I learned a lot! Awesome pics Mitche! Going to read up on Rigel, she is a beauty! Thanks for sharing.
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It was so awesome getting to experience a bunch of new stuff alongside you! 
You were so awesome!
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That’s so cool to see Mercury. I saw it from my backyard that same night in OKC. I did not get a cool picture of it.
The next OKCAC All Member night at CRO on Saturday, Mar 22nd.
Sunset is at 7:47pm and the Moon rises at 4:00am.
If you’re planning to come out, please post on here that you are going. We need at least 1 CRO member to open things up. I will not be able to come out for this one.
Remember to dress for temperatures 20 degrees colder than the temperature in the city.
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