Contrary to what you might see and think, the photography really did take place at the last Star Walk September 7th at Copper breaks and is not a "Night of the Living Dead" (with apologies to Vincent Price) star party. One thing I learned about IR photography is that frontal facial images give a zombie like appearance. But then again, as with so many things I'm at the bottom of a steep learning curve.

Patrice Marshall during the Sun Fun stands by the 90mm hydrogen alpha filter on the Televue 101/ Losmondy GM8 setup. Patrice is the immediate past President of the South Plains Astronomy Club (SPAC) and is working on a master's degree in museum science (with an emphasis on astronomy) at Texas Tech. She is quite knowledgeable about astronomy and especially the ways to teach it. FWAS member Jim Pederson is sitting in the shade off to the left. His friend Larry Smith and fellow FWAS member was also there.

Tom Wideman (both FWAS and TAS member and an AA pilot) uses a green laser pointer while running the giant Fujinon binoculars. To Tom's right is Roy Peyton, a retired architect from Dallas (he and his wife Mary were in Quanah where she is consulting as an illuminating expert on the outdoor lighting for the local hospital) and a budding astronomer and on Tom's left is David Ryle of Wichita Falls (TAS member) who writes some wonderful observing reports. Incidentally, Roy and Mary had come to this Star Party because I "promised" she could see the Milky Way which she said she had not seen since she was a little girl. Fortunately, I was able to "deliver".

Don Welch (FWAS) looks through probably a 15" Obsession. Don and his wife Janet are professional photographers in Fort Worth and have on order an 18" Obsession. They were in the area that day also photographing subjects of historical interest.

Richard Brown and David Ryle again. Richard also is a joint TAS/ FWAS member whom you know of course. David was running the 15" Obsession that evening.

Terrie Rocha (TAS) of Dallas lines up her Meade reflector to the zenith.

Larry Smith (FWAS) was running an 18" Obsession that evening. As a junior high school science teacher Larry will be leading a group of some 40 plus to the October 5th Star Walk.