Turns out amateur astronomers are good at having potlucks too. Tonight was the annual TAAA holiday party, held at the home of our President, Bill Lofquist. The sky was cloudy but no problem, we all had a great time socializing anyway. Pam came along for a change, and she actually won a raffle prize - which she gave to me. We won a nice Moon globe, with plenty of named features on it. The club also raffled off a C8 with Byers gears, an old but very classic telescope. I know one astronomer who says these are the best drives ever made - and he should know, he has discovered more asteroids than anybody else. I had picked up the C8 from a nearby neighbor, who was one day away from throwing the scope in the trash! Instead we had it cleaned up by Dean Koenig of Starizona, and the winner this evening was none other than my good friend Victor, who until tonight did not even own a telescope. So it all turned out very well for that old scope, as I know Victor will give it a fresh new outlook on life.
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