Over a dozen Boy Scouts from Ludlow, MA and another handful from Hadley, MA enjoyed camping and spectacular skies on cold, crisp November weekend. They were rewarded with several fine meteors and great views of the autumn sky, with a memorable view of Comet Holmes. Comet Holmes nearly filled a 1 degree field in my 13" Dobsonian!
Other highlights was the view of the Pliades rising, viewed in a tiny Astroscan telescope, and the double star Albireo seen in the historic Gaertner 6" refractor.
The boys also enjoyed the warmth of the wood stove in the hut with temperatures dropping through the twenties.
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