to the DDO (Richmond Hill)

Kiron and I went to the DDO. He really wanted to go to this members-only event, having just officially joined the RASC Toronto Centre. He also wanted to learn where the place was.

I was not convinced we were going to be able to see anything even with our ex-meteorologist Stu making the GO call. Sure enough, we got socked in shortly after arrival!

Still, it was good to visit with the small gathering of members. It was instructive for Kiron who had never been to the observatory. It also reminded him to bring a sweater! And we had a gastronomical gathering with the whole crew. So we salvaged the evening.

I saw the 2.5 day old Moon only briefly through my tripod-mounted binoculars...

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I had assumed we would not have good conditions. Therefore, I chose not to take my SCT. Too many bits and too laborious to set up. Fortunately, I had the Centre's 8" Dob. That's what we took. Easy to transport. Quick to set up and tear down. For what it was worth...

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Loaned Kiron my SkyNews mag, the May/Jun 2010 issue. He's binocular shopping so it might prove very helpful...