In early November of 2010, I went to Chiefland with my dad. We got there just as the rain was stopping. That night, the skies opened up for about half an hour and then it got cloudy again. I looked through Tom Clark's 16 inch dobsonian that night. I had my 8 inch dobsonian and my 20x80 binoculars set up. Because the skies are much darker in Chiefland, I saw a lot of good things that I am not able to see at home. I worked on my binocular Messier project and charted a few items in my log. We slept in the tent that night and it got down into the mid thirties.
The next day was nice and so was the night. We slept in the van due to the cold temperatures and wind. At night, we were invited to look through Tom Clark's 42 inch scope. We saw the bubble nebula, Andromeda, and a few other wonderful things.
We left on Sunday morning at around 10:30 a.m. A few of the memorable moments from our trip were looking through Tom Clark's telescopes, listening to everyone's stories, and being able take my bike up there for the first time. Going to BBQ Bills for breakfast was good, too.
Overall, we had a great time!
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