Years ago before I knew of any safer observing spots I used to set up an 8" SCT at a nearby state game area on the shore of Lake Erie. Coyotes are abundant and can be heard most nights as are the teenagers out drinking/parking. Where I set up was next to an area in the marsh and was startled a couple of times by fish jumping at flies.
But the most eerie thing that happened to me there was on a beautiful clear June night and I noticed a dark "cloud" in the south over the lake and after a while it appeared to be moving towards me. After a bit I realized what it was and hastily tore down my rig. Just as I got the tripod in the car and jumped in the drivers seat the "cloud" descended around me and engulfed my car. I was a hatching of Mayflies and it felt like a scene out of a bad sci-fi movie, Attack of the Killer Bugs of Point Mouille. Well, maybe they are not killers, but they do make a mess and are hard to scrub off the car. Just another nice thing about star gazing near the great lakes.
-------------------- Jim Moscheck
14.5" f4.3 home built Kriege stlye truss
Stevens primary
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesnt work if it's not open." - Frank Zappa
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