Members' Night
by Jim Hendrickson
The second members' star party of 2013 was held on Friday, October 25. The event was organized by Membership Secretary Pat Landers and the skies remained clear. About a dozen members attended and were treated to views through six refractors provided by Jim Crawford, Jim Hendrickson, Dan Lorraine, Steve Hubbard, Tony Tripodi, and Jim Moneghan. Conrad Cardano opened the 16-inch Meade, moved into the meeting hall and ran some demonstrations using the automation hardware and software. Targets of observation featured Uranus and Neptune, several double stars, the globular clusters in Hercules, the Andromeda Galaxy the Double Cluster, and many others. Jim Hendrickson stayed until 1:45 shooting astrophotos and caught a late look at Jupiter and the last quarter Moon. Look for the next members' star party to be held sometime in November or December.
