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STAR PARTY INFO
Check back often - remember this is a weather dependent activity. With the upcoming time change it can also be a very late night event only on weekends.
LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH SCHOOL
ASTRONOMY DAY
CELEBRATION
SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MAY 6, 2006 WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND.
Astronomy Day last year.
What a good time! The clouds held off till just before midnight and everyone got some serious scope time. Solar observing started at 4:00 p.m. and lasted till the sun dropped to the tree line around 6:00 p.m. We were treated to some wonderful cooking with a major pot luck dinner - too much good food. After consuming more food than is wise the group managed to get four scopes aimed skyward for an evening of viewing. The clouds rolled in right at 11:30 p.m. and the Astronomy Day celebration came to a close. Can't wait to do it again next year! Mr. K
The observatory ready to go. |
The LX90 |
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JUPITER 4/06/04 LX90, LPI, 100 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, NO PROCESSING |
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JUPITER 4/06/04 2X BARLOW LX90, LPI, 60 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, NO PROCESSING |
JUPITER 4/09/04 LX90, LPI, 60 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, BAADER CONTRAST BOOSTER FILTER, 2X BARLOW, NO PROCESSING |
SATURN 4/09/04 LX90, LPI, 56 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, 2X BARLOW, NO PROCESSING |
SATURN 4/16/04 LX90, LPI, 100 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, BAADER CONTRAST BOOSTER FILTER, NO PROCESSING. SEEING WAS FAIR, BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO USE THE 2X BARLOW |
VENUS 4/16/04 LX90, LPI, 100 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, BLUE #80A FILTER, NO PROCESSING. SEEING WAS FAIR |
JUPITER 4/16/04 LX90, LPI, 70 STACKED & ALIGNED FRAMES IN REGISTAX, BAADER CONTRAST BOOSTER FILTER, NO PROCESSING. SEEING WAS FAIR, AND THE 2X BARLOW WAS PUSHING THE LIMIT |
SOLAR OBSERVING WITH THE EARLY ARRIVALS |
MORE EARLY ARRIVALS |
A SECOND SCOPE ARRIVES |
 SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO FADE |
 THE LIGHT BARRIER IN PLACE TO BLOCK ONE OF TWO STREET LIGHTS, ALONG WITH THE BINOCULAR MOUNT, AND THIRD SCOPE. |
ALIGNING THE ETX 90 |
 OK - ENOUGH WITH THE PICTURES ALREADY! |