Me, Dr Suresh and 2 other TANASTRO members went to Ramanjery for an observing session yesterday..... The sky was brilliant and since it is a farm in the middle of nowhere it was wonderful.... It was an Open cluster bonanza..... M41,M93,M37,M34,M50,M35,M46 were observed through my scope and M31 through Dr Suresh`s LX 200..... M37 was awesome yesterday and was the star of the night......... There were no signs of cloud and visibility was great even though there was the Dew factor..... The moon played the spoilsport after midnight hampering any observation close to it.....Tried to locate Comet Tuttle but was extremely difficult and left me disappointed.... Anyway since on January 12th we will not be having a moon am hoping that we will have a great time.....
A word of caution to all those attending the star party--- The farm is extremely dark and there is the threat of Snakes hiding somewhere ,so it is advised that all the participants wear shoes and some protective clothing since I can assure you that Jan 12th is going to be a freezing night.......