Log, Jul 27, 2007
About 25 people. It was bright and clear as I left my house in Westerly. I paralleled Route 1 on Route 92 to avoid the Friday evening beach traffic until I reached Dunn's Corners when I drove south before I turned towards Ningret Park. Halfway down this relatively short stretch, I ran into a fog bank which was suspended above the road about 150 yards above my head. I've seen this condition before - the fog really wants to sweep in at ground level but the warm land dries it out until you are a few hundred feet up. I could make a clear spot on the fog level with the pointer laser which meant the clouds were as close as they appeared.I was able to show all the folks who were around Jupiter and three of it large moons. Io was hidden by Jupiter when the clouds parted about 9:15 and it stayed hidden until well after 11 PM. Patches of fog obscured lots of the sky and I finally gave up about 10:45.-Les Coleman
