moon, mars, 2 stars and kids

I was so impressed I invited the kids. The crescent moon , 2 stars and Mars
were in the same field of maybe 2 degrees of field at twighlight.
I had a 25mm EP on my 80mm F11 refractor on a cool evening with high cirrus
and good seeing. I just had to share the sight I was witnessing.
What did I do? I invited my kids 10 yr old friend who was visiting, to
look. I think I actually introduced a future astronomer to the sky.
After she saw all that and a 1/2 Venus and Saturns rings she was extatic.
She said, I'm going to get a telescope when I grow up.

I think I will too.

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"therabbidastronomer" wrote in message
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I was so impressed I invited the kids. The crescent moon , 2 stars and Mars
were in the same field of maybe 2 degrees of field at twighlight.
I had a 25mm EP on my 80mm F11 refractor on a cool evening with high cirrus
and good seeing. I just had to share the sight I was witnessing.
What did I do? I invited my kids 10 yr old friend who was visiting, to
look. I think I actually introduced a future astronomer to the sky.
After she saw all that and a 1/2 Venus and Saturns rings she was extatic.
She said, I'm going to get a telescope when I grow up.

I think I will too.

:-D

"therabbidastronomer" wrote in message
news:s3R8c.14759$Ct5.13059@edtnps89...
I was so impressed I invited the kids. The crescent moon , 2 stars and
Mars
were in the same field of maybe 2 degrees of field at twighlight.
I had a 25mm EP on my 80mm F11 refractor on a cool evening with high
cirrus
and good seeing. I just had to share the sight I was witnessing.
What did I do? I invited my kids 10 yr old friend who was visiting, to
look. I think I actually introduced a future astronomer to the sky.
After she saw all that and a 1/2 Venus and Saturns rings she was extatic.
She said, I'm going to get a telescope when I grow up.

Good work!

I think I will too.

;-)

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
Lunar Picture of the Day http://www.lpod.org/
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