What I did last weekend

[cjsmith]

I went to a star party, enjoyed a view of Half Dome, helped some kids (and adults) look through a telescope, made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, watched the Perseids, and chased off a bear.

Next time: even MORE warm clothes.
Next time: some electric way to heat water (camp stoves emit visible light) or several Thermoses.

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Re: star-struck...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

We had a new moon, so we could just baaaarely make out shadows from the Milky Way. I was amazed at how well we could walk around the area (rough ground, stuff strewn everywhere) by the light of the stars alone.

They're organized events, and I'm not at all sure how one finds out about it unless one is already in the park looking around. Yosemite invites various astronomical groups up there quite frequently. We went as members of the Peninsula Astronomical Society, which was the group going up that particular weekend. I did find this schedule on line; I don't know if it's complete.