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First Star Party of 2020

It’s very strange, and more than a little sad that my first star party of 2020 was in mid-July!  I did some imaging in January, of course, from southern California, but that doesn’t really count.  Last weekend I and a record number of other astronomers and imagers met at SkyView Acres in Goldendale, WA.  Many of the folks there had already seen and/or photographed comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3), but it was the first time for me, so I spent some time on it each of the 3 nights there. In it’s current location, this comet is not a great target:  […]