sucker hole star party (Mew Lake)

We spent the night chasing sucker holes. Still, we were able to show the visitors a few interesting astronomical targets.

Kiron disappeared for a long time. I was a little irked as the Toronto Centre Dobsonian was sitting there not being used. Sharmin noticed it too. Later, Kiron told us the eyepieces and accessories were in his car, just the other side of the trees. Too bad he hadn't told us that in advance. And then, when he did show up and tried to use the 'scope, the towel he'd put over the Telrad was soaked with dew and then ineffective at keep dew away. The 8" reflector was out of commission.

I spent some time studying the pinpoints in the Circlet. Used the nearby trapezoid of stars, 29, 27, 33, and 30, ranging from magnitude 4.4 to 5.1. And determined, with confidence, that I was seeing Uranus, at mag 5.7, at 1 times power with the Mark I eyeball (and Dr. Chou specs).