The next morning, Eliot and I spend some time tracking down local amateurs for advice on weather and sites, and running to hardware stores for equipment (foam padding, lots of tape, garbage bags, etc). In the afternoon, we all gather at the hotel for a group meeting.
The group's plan is this:
Another night of practice in the field at the hotel (same as last night), then shifting over to the field in front of SAAO.
Drive north to Clanwilliam, where we'll be based for the event itself. Along the way, we'll find our individual sites. Finish with a night of practice in Clanwilliam.
A night of practice at the real sites.
And finally, the occultation itself, on the night of June 2-3, at 5:09 AM local time.
Then we'll drive back, pack up the telescopes, drop them off to be shipped to Argentina for the next occultation, and fly back home.
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