As for the portrait, Li Du did not have to do anything.
He had to give Hans something to do and make him feel that he was important to the team. Otherwise, if he took all the responsibility on his shoulders, not only would he be tired, but Hans would also be dissatisfied.
With good news from Hans, Li Du could go to the star gathering without worry.
It took more than half an hour to drive out of the town into the mountains. There were many small roads in the mountains, but there was no need to worry about driving in the wrong direction, because there were many people rushing to the auction. The cars followed one after another.
There was still some time to go before they could see the gathering.
Li Du had learned about the gathering before, but he still underestimated its scale.
It was more than an astronomy gathering. It was a New Year's fair.
On the vast grass, tents were propped up everywhere, and many were gradually being erected.
The tents were large and small, and there were shelves in the large tents with all kinds of products on display and for sale.
In one place, there were stalls spread out on the grass, with a variety of things on them. It looked like a flea market.
To Li Du's surprise, there was an area that was separated, surrounded by wooden fences, where a few horses were grazing leisurely, and some cowboys gathered together to chat. It seemed that there was going to be a horse riding event.
Not only that, but many people were dressed up to climb mountains and hike. They did not prepare binoculars, but only carried backpacks and maps to study the terrain.
Li Du was confused and said, "Is this a gathering of astronomy lovers? God, if no one told me, I would have thought it was an old goods trading center. "
When he entered, he found that there were really old goods stalls, and he even saw an acquaintance, Blacktooth Robbie from Hoffman's old goods market!
The two of them looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
They hugged, and Li Du asked, "Blacktooth, what are you doing here?"
When Robbie smiled, he showed two grayish-black front teeth, which were different from black people, who generally had white teeth.
He said happily, "I like astronomy and studying galaxies. Of course, I'm talking nonsense, haha, but my son likes it, so I brought him here."
As he spoke, he pointed to a little black boy, about seven or eight years old, who was looking through a telescope.
Li Du smiled. "I thought you were here to participate in the old goods trade."
Blacktooth Robbie shrugged and said, "You guessed right. I brought some things with me, so if someone likes them, why wouldn't I take the opportunity to earn some? You have to earn some money for the journey, right? "
After a simple chat, the two of them went their separate ways. This gathering was very big, and there were many people, at least ten to twenty thousand. There were many things involved, and he could have a good look around.
But this was not the largest starry sky gathering in the world. The largest gathering was in the Japanese womb, which was not held as often as Fort Davis and had a short development time, but it was very large and popular.
The Intrauterine Star Gathering is 250 kilometers north of Tokyo. It is held in April and August every year. It usually lasts for two days and gathers astronomy enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world.
The Japanese government attached great importance to this event. The locals saw it as an opportunity to showcase their culture to the outside world, so the scale of this event was huge.
At the starry sky party in the womb, in addition to the exhibition of observation, photography, and astronomical equipment, there were also rock concerts, model rocket launch competitions, and various children's entertainment activities …
In contrast, the starry sky party in Fort Davis was relatively simple.
Li Du strolled around and found that there was an area that was different from the party scene. There were more people there. There were cannon-like telescopes on the ground, and people came and went, most of them holding things related to telescopes.
He looked around and realized that all the astronomy enthusiasts had gathered there.
Li Du waved, and Godzilla and Brother Wolf came over with the telescope box. They found a place, opened the box, and began to set up the telescope.
Two telescope mounts were put out, and many people were attracted to them, watching and discussing:
"Hey, not bad, Dobson-Newton reflector telescope, this is cool."
"Wow, an all-wood Dobson telescope? I bet this is handmade. Who made this? What a genius! "
"Man, I think this telescope looks a little familiar. Someone brought it two years ago, but it didn't look like them."
Brother Wolf and the others were packing up the telescope, and Li Du continued to wander around to see the event.
Americans had a fanatical DIY spirit, and it was the same when it came to astronomical telescopes. There were all kinds of telescopes at the party, some of which were full of personality, and one could tell at a glance that they were DIY.
However, most of them were purchased finished products. Before the 1970s, astronomical telescopes were expensive all over the world. There was a movement of amateur telescopes and roadside astronomy in the United States. Under the guidance of some astronomy experts, people began to study and make their own telescopes.
Among them, the Dobson telescope was one of the masterpieces, and Li Du's two telescopes were of Dobson origin.
After the 1970s, there were more and more telescope manufacturers in the United States, and new types of telescopes for astronomy enthusiasts gradually entered the market, such as the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, the Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, and so on.
Li Du had learned all this cultural knowledge from the Internet in the past few days. However, he felt that learning from paper was not enough. He wanted to apply what he had learned in real life.
He wanted to find a teacher, because although he had a telescope, he did not know how to use it, at least not to look for famous galaxies in the night sky.
Li Du was strolling leisurely when Brother Wolf suddenly came to him and said, "Someone said the telescope is his."
"What?" Li Du was stunned. "Let's go back and see."
He was a little worried about bringing these two telescopes to the party. Some of the gains from storage auctions were illegal, which was stolen by thieves and stored in storage units.
Later, the thief was caught, and the police could not have a record of everything he had stolen. In this case, he would hide what he had done. Otherwise, the more information he gave, the heavier the sentence he would receive.
This kind of storage unit was very common, and many treasure hunters made their fortune from it.
Li Du had been worried that his two telescopes might have been stolen and stored in storage in Fort Davis. Later, after some analysis, he felt that such a thing should not have happened.
Astronomy enthusiasts were very strict with their telescopes, and there was a rule at the party that if you wanted to touch other people's telescopes, you had to inform them in advance.
In this way, with so many people at the party and so many eyes, it would be very difficult to steal such a large telescope without making a sound.
That was why he had the confidence to bring two telescopes, but now it seemed that the situation was not good.
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