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Mr. B. said his favorite part of the Fort Davis trip was touring the big green 107-inch telescope at McDonald Observatory on Tuesday and then the Star Party Wednesday night. We timed the sky tour just right, as Wednesday night was clear, not as chilly as Tuesday, and the wind was light instead of stiff. You might, however, rename a Star Party a line party, as you have to stand in line at the various amateur telescopes, and with hundreds of people there during Spring Break, the lines were long. So we packed it in after three viewings: Messier 35, the Orion Nebula, and Saturn. Got another brownie from the visitor’s center Star Date Cafe to share and then drove back down the mountain.