Cherry Springs
Astronomy Trip
May 21 -24, 2009
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Loading up at Andreas' House
Room to spare
Setting up
Viewing with the PST after setup. PST is short for Personal Solar Telescope for viewing the sun's prominences and surface texture
Roger setting up his telescope. It weighs 35 lbs. He built it himself.
Brewing the morning coffee.
The second best thing about observing trips are the lazy days between the observing nights.
Andreas grilling chicken his wife prepared for us
More PST solar observing
Roger's setup.
Andreas checking the weather forecast. We were surprised to find that Hughes Net Wi-Fi had been installed.
David with his telescope, tent, and trailer.
Roger's
PST
Hummingbird bait... The hummers buzzed us frequently
Packing up
Time to start planning the next trip!
David's Telescopes