It was a small turnout (not including the mosquitos) – but good company on such a nice warm summer night. The haze and mild wind kept me from doing any long exposures. I did manage to snap a few shots of M11 which I will post later. Despite the poor seeing conditions it was still worth the effort – especially since we got to see a number of very bright meteors streak across the sky.

– Tim

Note from Ben:

Yes, it was a good evening of stargazing–good in that we survived to tell the tale! The coyotes were yipping and howling somewhere in the park not too far away, perhaps warning us of the impending attack by the blood-thirsty vampire bugs known by some as mosquitoes. Or perhaps the coyotes were laughing at us? At any rate, we fought back with insect repellent and did the best we could to swat the miserable creatures into oblivion, but in the end it must be said that they defeated us as we high tailed it out of the park before midnight. We may have lost the battle, but we will not concede defeat in the wider war. Mosquitoes, WE WILL BE BACK!