AHHHHSP!!! 2010
The Almost Heaven Star Party ( AHSP ) was an event that I got excited about when I signed up with NOVAC back a couple of months prior. I then got absorbed in buying my telescope and then in passing talked to my wife about possibly signing up for the AHSP. After a few days of talking about it I had the green light! I then pretty much after that put it in the back of my mind as I had my new telescope arriving and WOW I had to figure out how the damn thing worked! I made a call for help via the NOVAC Listserve and was directed to Allan Mayer as my "mentor", he sent me many great and clear posts based on questions I asked and didn't for that mater on what to do and not based on his vast experience. After a weekend at Camp Highroad and a couple times out during the weeks before I was ready for my trip to Spruce Knob or so I thought... Starting out I left for AHSP around noon on Friday and after stopping a couple times to pick up a few items and gas up the car I ...