Re: Alabama Bound!

Take Care Bill. Have always enjoyed talking to you out in the field
and online.
Fortunately for us all the objects will basically be still there and as
ready to be observed by the time you come on back to see us all again
(except the ones that go super-nova and they may be even more interesting).

Good Times and good luck to you and see you in a few years,
MarkJ

Bill Drelling wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> Next Tuesday the movers come to box up all my astro toys and other
> belongings for my move to Mobile, AL. It will be a sad morning on Wednesday
> when I have to start the drive towards the Deep South for my next assignment
> with the Coast Guard. I will certainly miss many of the friends I met
> through TAC-some of whom are still "virtual" but most I know from star
> parties and Fremont Peak. My orders for Mobile are for 2 years, but they
> could go as long as 4 years, depending on how things work out. After that,
> my intentions are to return to the SF Bay Area if I can swing it.
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> There are many great memories that I will take with me as I leave.the big
> star parties GSSP, Cal Star, and earlier SSP's [before the great riff of
> 2007 or course ;) ], and especially all of Dan Wright's wonderful breakfasts
> at the star parties. There were also several Yosemite Star Parties,
> observing trips to Barcroft for imaging at 12,400 feet, beautiful nights at
> the pads at Fremont Peak, and many evenings volunteering, observing,
> conducting Exo Planet research, imaging and just hanging out at Chabot Space
> and Science Center; and sitting in on the most fascinating talks at the
> astronomy clubs I was a member of-EAS, MDAS, Tri Valley, and PAS. In every
> case, without exception, I made great friends and have a lot of very fond
> memories.
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> My only regret is that I didn't get out even more! That is the best kind of
> regret to have too, if you have to have one at all. There is a lot more
> astronomy on the table here than anywhere else I have lived, and I intend to
> come back to it in the future. This trip to AL is a little hiatus from the
> area and not a permanent move. It will take some doing on my part, but my
> goal is to return to Alameda when I leave Mobile in a few years.
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> This e-mail address will shut down by Monday evening, but I can always be
> reached at bdrelling@No-Spam for the near future. I will pick up a new
> address in Mobile and will be happy to share it with any one interested in
> staying in touch,
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> Lastly, here is one final image. This was taken with a borrowed DSLR at TSP
> this year. It is a stack of six 10-minute long exposures taken with a
> Takahashi FSQ and a Canon 20DA:
> http://gatorchaser.net/tsp2009/M20_median_adj_resize_small.jpg
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> Best regards to you all!
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> Bill Drelling
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