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Astrocamp: A personal reflection
BY Joolz Wright
I have never been to any other star party so I don’t profess to be an expert on what ingredients make up a successful one...all I know is, like anything else in life..you always remember your first. The Astrocamp in the Brecon
Beacons was my first in September 2012. Armed with an antiquated reflector telescope, I spent my first weekend
in a tent since I left the Girl Guides and dragged my young son along too! I didn’t know anyone, apart from convincing a good friend and her son...and a handful of astronomers I had met through Twitter. I never regretted it.
This September was my third visit to the Astrocamp and I can honestly say it just gets better every time.
Arrival on the first day is always a very busy one. Any fraught journeys there are soon forgotten when you see
the familiar faces from previous camp and arrivals throughout the day are peppered with friends: old and new...
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