Moonwatch

[Oscar the Cat]

Folks,
I'm still at work, I don't think I'm going to make the Moonwatch tonight. I hope you have clear skies.
Regards,
Paul

[Mike]

Erm... What happened to everyone?

Colin and I sat in the pub for ages and no-one arrived so we decided to go check out the field. Got there and the gate was still shut so we decided to go back to the pub in case people arrived late. We watched the whole of the Germany V Italy match before deciding to call it a night. It was a clear night too !!!!

[Delphine]

We were at the pub and then at the field!!  Strange - maybe you were in a parallel universe!

[Delphine]

And visibility was impossible!!!

[Mike]

How could you have been at the field? We went to the gate at 2050 and the gate was shut and locked with the padlock. Did you close and lock the gate behind you ? We hung around for 15 mins and then went back to the pub ?!?!?!?!?

I rang Jeff on his mobile but he never answered.

[Delphine]

We must have been going in opposite directions at the same time.  

Rick went to the field first and opened up and the rest of us followed approximately 5 mins later.  I am not sure of the exact time but it was around 9 pm.

The gate was open all the time we were there but we left early i.e. approx 10.30 because visibility was bad.  None of us managed to do any observing.

I have had a thought!! - are we talking of the same field?  We were at High Elms.

P.S. We were wondering why you weren't there!

[Rick]

I think the Park staff may have locked it behind us, as I had to un-lock it when I left at about 21:15. They lock the gates at dusk, and we were setting up in the last bits of daylight...

[Fay]

So Oscar the Cat has blown his cover!!!!!

Fay

[Mike]

That explains it then - The gate was locked and we presumed you were not there and as I was unable to contact Jeff we went back to the pub.