2014 Feb 28 - Back to the gator pond and telescopes

Today is Friday. We rode the bikes down to the gator pond and took a few pics. There was a herd of grasshoppers on the trail. Weird! A few gators; a few birds. Pretty much the normal thing.

When we got back toward camp, we noticed that the open area campground was starting to fill up with astronomers, so we went down to check it out. Some were set up for viewing; some for imaging, but all had some pretty impressive gear. One guy said that his mount (not the scope) cost $9,000! Some guys have boats ........

We parked the bikes at the campsite and walked around for a while visiting with other campers. Then we went back and started a fire and cooked burgers and brats over the coals. Good stuff!

After dark, I went down to see what the astronomers were doing. I saw the Orion Nebula and two super novas. Pretty cool stuff!