OI Lake San Antonio Friday into Sunday

[Jamie Dillon, DDK]

Will be heading down to the Spring Binge Friday afternoon, leaving after noontime on Sunday.

Details are at calstar.observers.org, all current.

Zowie!

[Peter Santangeli]

See you there!

I haven't decided when to leave. Might be as soon as tomorrow, or as late as Friday.

pete

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[David Kirjassoff]

See you there. We are headed down tomorrow, home on Monday morning. 

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[Philip Manela]

I’ll be heading down Wednesday, through Sunday morning, weather permitting.

Looking forward to seeing everybody!

[Francesco Meschia]

Getting ready for my first Spring Binge! I'm planning to arrive on Thursday afternoon and leave on Saturday.

Francesco

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[Steven R.]

I'll be there! Starting Wednesday and continuing through the weekend. Looking forward to meeting old (and new) friends!

Clear Skies,

-Steven

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[Ted Hauter]

5 out of 5 transparency again today down here. Zero dust. Should be same over at the lake especially after the huge Saturday rain.

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[James Webster]

Heading there today!

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[Ted Hauter]

I am 45 min from the lake.

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[Ted Hauter]

Still holding 4.5

Enjoy!

[Rod Brown]

Nice view of the SpaceX launch last night. Damp last night and very foggy this morning. Looks like it will be drier tonight. About half a dozen folks here already. See the rest of you soon. 

Rod

[Joe Doyle]

I plan to get there tomorrow and am looking forward to seeing you all there on the Field of Dreams!

Joe Doyle

[Ted Hauter]

Wet fun! Stayed til 1am going through several eyepieces in my binocular telescope. Had to work today.

Funny the 3D eyepieces never fogged up. Eyeballs glued! Spectacular views, thank you Russ / LOA.

Never had such a wet cold (42 when I left) night in 17 years and still be that clear and dark!

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[Richard Navarrete]

Always be prepared for dew when going to LSA in the spring !

Richard

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[Ted Hauter]

My main dark sky rig with dew heaters has it's time constraints :)

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[Frank Graham]

Heading down to join the fun as a first timer in the Field of Dreams!

Looking forward to seeing everyone down there :)

Frank Graham

On Apr 15, 2026, at 11:07, Joe Doyle <jhdoy...@gmail.com> wrote:

I plan to get there tomorrow and am looking forward to seeing you all there on the Field of Dreams!

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[Ted Hauter]

Hi Frank, welcome to my world down here in the middle of nowhere 😂

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[marek.c...@gmail.com]

As of now (Wed evening) I think I'll head down to the Field of Dreams on Thursday. Looks like Thursday night will probably be pretty good. Even if Friday night isn't as clear, I'll probably stay through at least Friday night. 

[Ted Hauter]

Transparency low today with long con trails and things drying quickly from the weekend rains to stir up the ground but fear not,

It is still heaven on Earth with a clearing late tonight at one of the best places on Earth to see the stars and all they have created 💫

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[Ted Hauter]

And no dew like Tuesday! 😂

[Shashi Sathya]

Will be leaving shortly...See you folks around  5 PM. 

Clear Skies...

[Jamie Dillon, DDK]

To closely paraphrase James Turley, DDK is ready to rumble. See if I can beat Shashi there.

[David Kirjassoff]

A few highlights from the SmartEye while at Galstar.  Cheating with EAA makes my 5” refractor almost a big dob!

[Richard Navarrete]

Great shot !

Richard

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[Ted Hauter]

Outstanding! So you can save these 'exposed' viewable images as well?

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[Shashi Sathya]

You did beat me in fact... When I reached, you were already pitching tent...Had 2 or 3 accidents in 101 that caused delays at several points.  

My imaging session did not go well at all.. the electronic focuser refused to work and spent considerable time trying to figure it out.  I wanted to do a quick set up, start imaging and spend time enjoying views through some of scopes folks had already setup.  

Alas it wasn't meant to be.  By the time I made any progress, the field of dreams had gone quiet and everyone was in their dreamland.

Morning as mentioned, I had to leave at sunrise and did not want to disturb your 'dreams'.Hopefully, we can try and catch up in Pinnacles or Fremont peak next month.

Folks who are staying over the weekend, clear skies & have a good time!

Shashi.

[David Kirjassoff]

Yes, every time you start a “new observation” it saves the prior one. Like a visual observing log.  You can set it to save all the subs as well if you want to stack them in other software. 

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Outstanding! So you can save these 'exposed' viewable images as well?

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Great shot !

Richard

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A few highlights from the SmartEye while at Galstar.  Cheating with EAA makes my 5” refractor almost a big dob!

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[Shashi Sathya]

It was super to see M99 and M84 with EAA eyepiece. 

Thanks

Shashi

[David Kirjassoff]

Nice to meet you.  Sorry for the equipment woes, I hate when that happens.

David

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[Ted Hauter]

Understood, thank you. I live by stay at the eyepiece. Looks like this counts. 

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[Shashi Sathya]

Shortly before the sunrise, I managed to snap 6 images of the new Comet C/2025-R3 (Panstarrs @75 Million miles) before thin clouds over the Eastern horizon blocked. 

Here is the okish image of the same.  Hoping that it will survive the Sun approach today and  comes out only partially-scathed :) so I can try a better capture.

Clear Skies,

Shashi.

[Jamie Dillon, DDK]

Splashy comet view, Shashi. Hey, I didn't hit the sack until 2:30. Were you really at it past then?