All the years I've attended since 1978 When there was a moon in the sky Sunday
afternoons are alway's deserted. Next year new moon event will I'm sure draw
out more people and Sunday afternoon will be more crowded. Although I'd expect
Vendors and other attendees will be packing up on Sunday afternoon. Meade has
been notorious for packing up on Sunday and leaving by noon anyway's. as far as
the friday feeding frenzy is concerned that has been going on since 1986 and
1987 those were the worst years when people would mug you at the Celestron tent
if you had a Vixen SP mount in your hands.

I've maintained for years that RTMC should move from camp oakes to better
accomidations on the moutain. There are a number of 1st class resorts in the
area. So what its gonna cost more money. I love it when people complain about
the food at that camp. Hey when your 10 years old or if your stationed at Camp
Pendelton, Camp Oaks food is the Ritz :-)

The seeing is alway's bad your not very far from Onyx summit so there is
alway's going to be air flow in the region. There have been very few years when
the seeing was halfway's decent. Its simply the way the mountains in that part
of the San Bernadino's are. Want better seeing move further north along the
coast. I'd do the drive.

Clear Skies
Dwight L Bogan