Deep Sky Observing http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/ 5 rows en-gb 60 Texas Star Party 2008 http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/c1531017.html I went to the Texas Star Party again this year. It was day after day of hot (100+ F) sunshine during the day and great observing conditions at night. Thursday 19 June 2008: I went to the Texas Star Party again this year. It was day after day of hot (100+ F) sunshine during the day and great observing conditions at night.

Middle Telescope Field Lower Telescope Field The Upper Telescope Field at sunset The Upper Telescope Field at sunset The Upper Telescope Field at sunset The Upper Telescope Field at sunset 20 inch Dob belonging to Todd Hargis The Belt of Venus is visible - it is the dark band on the horizon A grass fire some miles away casts a glow into the TSP sky TSP08 spelled out with my red LED flashlight. It took four attempts to get this right! The Milky Way rises over the TSP The Milky Way and the glow from a nearby grass fire The Milky Way and Larry Mitchell's 36 inch Obsession Dobsonian Jimi Lowrey's 48 inch scope near Ft. Davis Sunrise as we were driving away from the Prude Ranch

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]]> Thu Jun 19 2008 Lunar Eclipse, March 2007 http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/c1363856.html Here in Europe, we had a total lunar eclipse back in March 07. I took photos, but only a very few were any good, and here they are. Wednesday 5 September 2007: Here in Europe, we had a total lunar eclipse back in March 07. I took photos, but only a very few were any good, and here they are.

Full moon Prior to totality Totality

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]]> Wed Sep 5 2007 Observing equipment http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/c1363290.html The equipment I use for observing. It's basic as I am a visual observer, not an imager. I use 8x42 binoculars, a small refractor and a 12-inch Dobsonian for observing. Tuesday 4 September 2007: The equipment I use for observing. It's basic as I am a visual observer, not an imager. I use 8x42 binoculars, a small refractor and a 12-inch Dobsonian for observing.

8x42 binoculars Usual observing site, the back garden Old 8 Sketching stuff Box I use for keeping observing equipment (except scope) in Eyepieces in case Travel scope before repair Refractor Eyepieces Travel scope after repair 12-inch Dob 12-inch Dob (with 'standard' Long-haired Dachshund Joe in background) 12-inch Dob 1.75-inch adapter on 12-inch Dob 2-inch focusser on 12-inch Dob 12-inch Dob 12-inch Dob - looking down tube 12-inch Dob in its home when not being used. My current (June 2008) eyepiece collection My 4 inch Meade, bought secondhand at the 2008 Texas Star Party 35mm Panoptic - the latest addition to my eyepiece collection. I bought it at the Texas Star Party this year

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]]> Tue Sep 4 2007 Australia 1997 http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/c1363281.html I recently found some photos from my trip to Australia in 1997. I went purely to observe the southern skies. I hope I can go back someday. Tuesday 4 September 2007: I recently found some photos from my trip to Australia in 1997. I went purely to observe the southern skies. I hope I can go back someday.

Crux and the Pointers Large Magellanic Cloud Milky Way through Sagittarius Me and 20 South East Queensland AS observing site

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]]> Tue Sep 4 2007 Texas Star Party 2006 http://deepskyobserving.fotopic.net/c1363255.html Some photos from my trip to the Texas Star Party in 2006. It was a long held ambition to get to this event and I finally made it in April 2006. It was a superb vacation, with fantastic observing, stunning scenery and really great, kind, people and I hope to make it again one year. Tuesday 4 September 2007: Some photos from my trip to the Texas Star Party in 2006. It was a long held ambition to get to this event and I finally made it in April 2006. It was a superb vacation, with fantastic observing, stunning scenery and really great, kind, people and I hope to make it again one year.

Greenland The Alamo, San Antonio Vendors' building, TSP TSP Upper Field Upper Telescope field, TSP Cute 12 inch Dob Bunkhouse room West Texas Scenery. The Prude Ranch is in the middle of the picture. John Wayne Country Very Large Baseline Array VLBA information Arrival at TSP (Prude Ranch gate) Posing with a BIG SCOPE! Dobs rule! Me at the VLBA radio telescope, Fort Davis 107 inch telescope at McDonald Observatory 107-inch dome, McDonald Observatory 82 inch dome at McDonald Observatory US and Texas flags View from Mt Locke 82 inch telescope at McDonald Observatory Info board at McDonald Observatory Hobby-Eberly dome, McDonald Observatory Larry Mitchell's 36-inch Obsession L-R: Larry Mitchell. Steve O'Meara, Alvin Huey, me and Robert Reeves Posing with even BIGGER SCOPE! Me and Larry Mitchell

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