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    It was a great night, even if we fought some clouds early on. Dean hosts a dark sky, we could even see that star in Ursa Minor that we couldn't see from Gamehaven. Here's a pic of what it looked like before the Sun went down:  Tell your browser to view this full size, and then scroll left and right. The Sun was setting in the west, which you'll see at the far left and far right; so it's a full 360.

    http://homepage.mac.com/deal/share/flatin-hayfield-4web.jpg

    Now imagine a line of cars parked there, most with telescopes linear to ours, picture Dean standing by a grill and people eating and talking… until the Sun goes down, and the stars materialize, and the Milky Way lights up the sky…

    It WILL be a glorious night for astronomy!      so don't miss it