Chapter 1239 1239. Departure, Starry Sky (3/5)

Chapter 1239 1239. Departure, Starry Sky (35)

Regarding the portrait, Li Du became the hands-off shopkeeper.

He has to let Hans have something to do and make achievements, which will make Hans feel that he is important in the team, otherwise if he takes all the responsibilities on his shoulders, not only will he be tired, but Hans will also be dissatisfied .

There is good news from Hans, and Li Du can participate in the star party with peace of mind.

It took more than half an hour to drive away from the small town and drive into the mountains. There are many trails in the mountains, but there is no need to worry about driving in the wrong direction, because there are many people rushing to participate in the auction. Cars follow one after another, just follow along.

There is still a period of time before the party scene, and its trace can be seen.

Li Du had known about this party before, but still underestimated its scale.

This is more than just an astronomy gathering, this is a Chinese New Year gathering.

On the vast grassland, there are tents everywhere, and many tents are gradually being erected.

The supported tents are large and small. There are shelves in the big tents, and various products are placed on them, and there are goods exhibitions and sales.

There is a place where stalls are set up, oiled paper is spread out on the grass, and miscellaneous things are placed on it, which looks like a flea market.

To Li Du's surprise, an area was separated, surrounded by wooden fences, where several horses were grazing leisurely, and some cowboys gathered to chat. It seemed that this was going to be a horse riding activity.

Not only that, but there are also many people who come to climb mountains and hike as soon as they look at their clothes. They don't prepare binoculars, they only carry hiking bags, and they study the terrain with maps.

Li Du was dizzy and said, "Is this a gathering for astronomy enthusiasts? God, if no one told me, I thought it was a second-hand goods trading center."

After he entered, he found that there were indeed second-hand goods trading stalls, and he even saw an acquaintance, Black Fang Robbie from the Hirschman's second-hand goods trading market!

The two met each other, and then laughed at the same time.

They hugged each other, and Li Du asked, "Hei Ya, why are you here?"

When Robbie smiled, he showed two gray and black front teeth, which was different from blacks, whose teeth were generally white.

He said happily: "I like astronomy and study galaxies. Of course, I'm talking nonsense, haha, but my son likes it. I'll bring him here."

As he spoke, he pointed to the side, where a little black boy of seven or eight years old leaned over a telescope and looked around.

Li Du smiled and said, "I thought you were here to participate in the second-hand trade."

Black Tooth Robbie shrugged and said: "You really guessed right, I brought some things, so if someone likes it, why don't I take the opportunity to earn some money? You have to earn travel expenses, right?"

After a brief chat, the two separated. This party was very large, with a large number of people, 10,000 to 20,000 people, and many things were involved, so he could take a good look around.

But this is not the largest star party in the world. The largest party is held in Tainai, Japan. The number of events held there is not as high as that of Fort Davis, and the development time is short, but it is very large and popular.

The Tainai Starry Sky Party is held 250 kilometers north of Tokyo. It is held once a year in April and August. It usually lasts for two days and gathers astronomy enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world.

The Japanese government attaches great importance to this event, and the local people regard it as an opportunity to showcase their culture to the outside world, so the scale is huge.

At the starry sky party in Tionei, in addition to observation, photography and astronomical equipment exhibitions, there are also rock concerts, model rocket launch competitions, and various children's entertainment activities...

In contrast, the Star Party in Fort Davis is relatively simple.

Li Du took a stroll and found an area that was different from the party site. There were more people gathered there, and there were cannon-like binoculars on the ground. The people inside came and went, mostly holding things related to the binoculars.

He took a look, and then figured it out, it turned out that all the astronomy enthusiasts gathered here.

Li Du beckoned, and Godzilla and Brother Wolf came over carrying the binoculars box. They found a place, opened the box and started building the binoculars.

The brackets of the two telescopes were placed, and many people were attracted to them, watching and discussing:

"Hey, yes, Dobson-Newton telescope, this one is cool."

"Whoa, an all-wood Dobsonian telescope? I bet it's handcrafted, who made this? Genius!"

"Man, this telescope looks familiar to me. It seems that someone brought it in the past two years, but it's not what they look like."

Brother Wolf and the others were packing up the binoculars, while Li Du continued to stroll and visit the event.

Americans have a fanatical DIY spirit, and the same is true for astronomical telescopes. There are all kinds of telescopes that appear at the party, and some of them are full of personality.

However, most of them are purchased finished products. Before the 1970s, astronomical telescopes around the world were very expensive. The United States set off a self-made amateur telescope movement and a roadside astronomy movement. Under the guidance of some astronomy masters, people began to study and make their own. telescope.

Among them, the Dobsonian telescope is the masterpiece, and Li Du's two telescopes have the pedigree of the Dobsonian telescope.

After the 1970s, there were more and more telescope manufacturers in the United States, and new types of telescopes used by astronomers gradually entered the market, such as Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes and Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes.

Li Du has learned all these cultural knowledge from the Internet in the past few days, but what he learns on paper is superficial. He wants to apply what he has learned in reality.

Best, he wants to find a master, because although he has a telescope, he doesn't know how to use it, at least he doesn't go to the night sky to find those famous galaxies.

Li Du was walking casually, when Brother Wolf suddenly came over to find him, and said, "It's something, some people say the telescope belongs to him."

"What?" Li Du was taken aback, "Go back and have a look."

Bringing these two binoculars to the party, he was indeed a little worried. One of the proceeds from the storage auction was illegal income, that is, thieves stole things and stored them in the warehouse.

When the thief was caught later, the police could not have a record that he had stolen everything. In this case, he would conceal what he had done, otherwise the more information he gave, the heavier the sentence he would be sentenced.

This kind of warehouse is very common, and many treasure hunters rely on this to make a fortune.

Li Du once worried that his two telescopes might be stolen and stored in the warehouse in Fort Davis, but after analyzing it, he thought that such a thing should not happen.

Astronomy enthusiasts are very strict about their telescopes, and there is a rule at the party that if you want to touch someone else's telescope, you have to say hello in advance.

In this way, with so many people at the party and so many eyes, it is very difficult to steal such a large telescope quietly.

That's why he had the confidence to come here with two binoculars, but looking at it now, the situation seems a bit bad.