shotgun to DDO

Oops. Maybe I shouldn't use that word today, with Toronto under siege...

Tony called in the early evening asking if I wanted to go to the DDO. He has been asked to present so he wanted to get a lay of the land. I decided later to take up his offer to join him. We noted the lack of spot lighting for the speaker, the overhead projector (looks like the old Sanyo) in an inverted position, and the house lighting.

Dr Anne-Marie Weijmans was presenting on dark matter and dark energy. She referred to the Bullet galaxies cluster. I'll have to read up on that. The first direct imaging of dark matter. I told her about my lumpy domain name, inspired by the clumpy early Universe. The bit of her talk we caught was enjoyable. She made the dense subject very palatable.

Took the Lee Filters roll of red gel film north. Offered it to Paul. He seemed a little surprised. Perhaps he forgot about it. He and Rajesh wondered out loud if 2 linear feet would satisfy their needs. Gilles helped me cut off a chunk. I still have over 6 feet which I can offer to members.

No observing at the DDO, sadly. Rainy, damp, overcast, and foggy.

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Of course, as Tony returned me to my front steps, the sky had cleared! The Full Moon was blazing to the south. Some stars shimmered overhead.