GROUP PICTURE:AAO at the 2009 BFSP at Cherry Springs, PA

This is a picture from the 2009 Black Forrest Star Party held in Cherry Springs, Pennsylvania on Sept. 18-20 2009.Our very own James and Sue Schultheis attended and sent us this picture of a small area of the observation field.They said clear and dark skies were enjoyed by all!

Photo:James Schultheis

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Hello and welcome to Amateur Astronomy Online. My name is Buddy Friedel and I would like to welcome you to one of the largest amateur astronomy clubs on the net! We are now listed at BestDiscussionGroups.com as one of the best amateur astronomy sites on Yahoo! Groups. :-)
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