| IMG_6656 Me with Haleakala observatories.jpg
 jonesmi  Astrophotography  2009/12/25 22:09
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| Here I am standing near the summit of Haleakala, with the Maui observatory complex behind me on the next hill to the south. The 3.5m Air Force telescope is to my left, and the two University of Hawaii observatories are to my right. The temperature was about 50 degrees at around 1030AM, with brisk breezes from the north gusting to 20 mph or more. |
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| IMG_6549 Haleakala shadow across Maui.jpg
jonesmi Astrophotography 2009/12/25 22:04
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| The sunrise shadow of Haleakala cast across Maui to the west. |
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| IMG_6542 Haleakala Sunrise 1500x1000.jpg
jonesmi Astrophotography 2009/12/25 22:03
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| Sunrise at the 10023' summit of Haleakala volcano, Maui, on Dec. 10, 2009. |
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| Southern Cross Rising over Hawaii Island
jonesmi Astrophotography 2009/12/18 23:33
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| We went to Maui Dec. 4-12 for my older son's wedding, and did many memorable activities around the island. One was getting up at 2:30AM and driving up to the 10023' Haleakala summit before twilight to look at stars, then watch the sunrise. Here's a 30 second shot of the Southern Cross rising in the southeast over the west flank of Mauna Loa on the Big Island. Beta Centauri is also visible just above the horizon, and you can see Omega Centauri almost directly above the Mauna Loa summit, near the top of the photo. The latitude there was about 20 degrees, but the summit was only a little warmer than that! |
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| Laser Collimation Tool a great tool to use to align your dob or newts. mirrors
Osifuentes Equipment 2009/7/26 18:37
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If your Large Dob, Newt. or Truss dob telescope was in your auto, and you were going to your favorite observing site, more than likely you ran over a few Pot holes along the way, for that reason, you want to make sure your mirrors in your scope are aligned before you start to Stargaze. Orion makes a great Laser collimator model # 5681 for your scope and better yet, you can align the mirrors by yourself.
www.OrionTelescopes.com |
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| Looking at Venus in Central Florida
Osifuentes StarParties 2009/7/21 23:01
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| Using my 14" f4.7 Truss Dob Telescope, The students, staff & family enjoyed looking at Venus at one of the local schools. Plus It's my first upload. |
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| 10" Classic LX200
jmartin5 StarParties 2009/7/4 18:09
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| LX200 getting ready for a night of public entertainment |
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| The Calypso Cafe and Half-Price Bookstore
jmartin5 StarParties 2009/6/14 1:24
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We hold several star parties at the Calypso Cafe during the year, it's always fun to share the night sky with the public. We usually have a pretty good crowd.
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| E. Merle Smith Middle School
jmartin5 StarParties 2009/6/14 1:21
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| The school events are always fun, even though Daylight Saving time is not. Although, the moon was already up for the event. |
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| Look UP!!!
jmartin5 StarParties 2009/6/14 1:18
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| You may be surprised at what you find hiding up there.... |
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