the social aspect

Received a nice note from Stu. He talked about how he had fun observing this year. And that we was surprised at how important the social aspect of astronomy is. I agree. Some times I want to observe alone; other times, it's hollow. I had a lot of fun observing with people this year. Phil at the OSC star party; broadcasting on NSN with Dietmar; viewing doubles with Millie; quasar hunting on the Observing Pad with Ian, Mickey, et al; at the parkette with Manuel; finding noctilucent clouds with Sharmin; Mew Lake fun with Bob, Adam, and Katrina; and nailing the ISS in front of the Moon with Steve, Kiron, Denis, Trevor, Tony, Scott, Jim, Bill, and Sharmin! A lot of fun.