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Post by Watcher3 on Jun 17, 2011 18:30:31 GMT -5
Very nice images in your gallery Mike! I can't wait to see what you can do with a 6" fluorite.  |
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Post by mikey cee on Jun 17, 2011 18:40:25 GMT -5
Mike....When in the heck did you go on an Apollo mission? That shot of Plato could only have been taken by being there!  Mike |
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Post by borispider on Jun 17, 2011 20:42:44 GMT -5
Great pics Mike.
Like the Fak sunset.
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Post by Mike on Jun 18, 2011 18:04:44 GMT -5
The FAK picture:
Our two local clubs Southwest Florida Astronomical Society in Fort Myers and the Everglades Astronomical Society in Naples meet in the Everglades at this park once or twice a month during new moon. Easily among the darkest places in Florida. The National Park is over a million acres of protected wetland. We observe on a strip of land about 10 feet wide and a hundred feet long between three deep lakes. When Alligator Alley (I75) was built between Naples and Miami sand had to be quarried from here to build the strip above water for the highway to sit on. There are large alligators in the lakes. I get a little nervous walking around them in the dark when observing. I keep waiting for one to come out of the water and drag me in. Fortunately the banks are very steep so I don't think it could happen. Omega Centauri is beautiful from there. I can see it from my backyard but only looks good on really clear nights since it only gets about 15 or so degrees above the horizon. The mosquitoes can get a little bad during the summer. OK, who am I kidding they will eat you alive. Put Deet on and they will stand on your arm and lick it off like cattle eating out of a trough. It's great during the winter with warm temperatures, no bugs, dark skies and only a 25 minute drive from my house. I will find one of my good images of Omega and post it.
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Post by Mike on Jun 18, 2011 18:32:21 GMT -5
Joe, great cap! What do you do to deserve that?
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