Eyepiece Theft at Houge Park

Over the past few months, a couple of eyepieces have “disappeared” out of open cases during our public star parties at Houge Park. This is very unusual, but occasionally it does happen. Prior to this year, the last such instance was one eyepiece at CalStar several years ago. Since some of the gear we use can be relatively expensive, please, be careful. When you are away from your eyepiece case, close it, have it snapped shut, and put away from plain line of sight. If you need to walk away from your gear, ask a friend or neighbor to keep an eye on out. Meanwhile, the SJAA board, being aware of these unfortunate occurrences, is looking at ways to minimize such risks. The best way is for us all to take care of our gear by keeping it as safe as possible, and to watch out for our friend’s stuff as well.