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Yosemite - July 2013
Home, sweet, home. |
Yosemite - July 2013
We had room for this fellow and his two daughters. I think he was from San Diego or the L.A. area. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Another part of our campground. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Richard looking surprisingly cheery for so early in the morning. |
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Yosemite - July 2013
Terry. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Terry brought his brother, Duane along, too. Duane did a fantastic video of our activities and generously let me add it to the website. Watch Duane's Star Party Video on YouTube |
Yosemite - July 2013
Getting ready for the pre-observing presentation. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Binocs and Half Dome. |
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Yosemite - July 2013
Bill, in the SCAC hoodie, talking with some curious folks about telescopes and what we're up to there at Glacier point. |
Yosemite - July 2013
John helping someone set up their table next to my scope. We had all just spent a week up at Adin for the Golden State Star Party and then turned right around for the Yosemite trip. Long and tiring, but still great fun. |
Yosemite - July 2013
John, our webmaster and star party coordinator. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Jeff giving a guest a view of something off to the west. I think Venus was just coming out about then. |
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Yosemite - July 2013
Yeah, still more pictures of Half Dome. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Vernal Falls. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Kirk on the left, with John in the middle. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Just waiting for enough darkness to get started. We used a bucket full of water bottles to weigh down the screen so it wouldn't blow over in the breeze. |
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Yosemite - July 2013
Looks like Bill checking out some climbers across the valley. |
Yosemite - July 2013
I just stuck my little digital camera up to the eyepiece and got this shot of a couple of really brave souls at the very tip of Half Dome. They're way braver than I am :) |
Yosemite - July 2013
Our ranger introducing us. |
Yosemite - July 2013
Some of the folks that were around for the presentation. Once it gets dark we always end up having lots more people. We average 50-70 people each night. |
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Yosemite - July 2013
Our captivated audience. |
Yosemite - July 2013
The 2013 SCAC gang: Bill, Jeff, Terry, Ron, Ruth, John and Lynne. |
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