Yosemite Star Party - July 2013

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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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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
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Getting ready for the pre-observing presentation.

Yosemite - July 2013

Binocs and Half Dome.

Terry at Yosemite Star Party 2013 Duane who created the star party video entry Setting up for pre-observing presentation at Glacier Point Binoculars setup framed against Half Dome
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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.

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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.

Bill wearing Santa Cruz Astronomy Club hoodie with visitors John helping set up utility table next to the scope John the webmaster and star party coordinator portrait Jeff showing a visitor planet Venus coming out in the western sky
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Yeah, still more pictures of Half Dome.

Yosemite - July 2013

Vernal Falls.

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Kirk on the left, with John in the middle.

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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.

Scenic view of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park Vernal Falls waterfall view in Yosemite Kirk and John at the star party site Presentation screen weighed down with a bucket of water bottles
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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 :)

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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.

Bill looking through an eyepiece across the valley Telescope eyepiece camera shot of climbers on top of Half Dome Yosemite Park Ranger introducing the SCAC group presentation Crowd assembling at Glacier Point before dusk
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Our captivated audience.

Yosemite - July 2013

The 2013 SCAC gang: Bill, Jeff, Terry, Ron, Ruth, John and Lynne.

Glacier Point audience listening to the astronomy presentation Group photo of the 2013 Santa Cruz Astronomy Club gang

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