Star Party Gallery Debbie Goodwin gazes at Saturn through a C-14 at an evening star party in Waikoloa Ken and Ann Jones oberving with their 18″ at Oregon Star Party 2013 The observing field at the Farnsworth Ranch, with the Silverbell Mountains in the background and Kitt Peak just visible at far right. The field is unusually green after heavy spring rains. The clouds are rapidly departing to the east. Steve Dillinger’s 20″ Dob awaiting full dark at Sentinel, AZ with Venus and the Moon shining behind Cliff sets up his 24″ scope on the next target. Chris Fuld collimating his 40.5 inch dobsonian Maureen sharing her telescope with guests at Keck’s Evening with Astronomers A family enjoys a view of the Sun in the telescope Bright sunset colors silhouette a telescope at Oregon Star Party 2013 The telescopes are nearly ready, now to wait for dark! The restored 20″ Obsession telescope set up at Hale Pohaku on the side of Mauna Kea Tony’s 14″ dob with a long line of folks waiting to view Everyone at the VIS was enjoying the night! Local amateur astronomers set up their own telescopes behind the main building at Lick Observatory The observing table during visual observing, all the necessities… charts, guides, binoculars, observing notebook and something to drink. Visitors enjoy great views of an active Sun at the 2012 Waimea Planet Walk A telescope set up on the grounds of the Mauna Kea resort awaiting dark skies A line of big ‘scopes to greet a huge Saturday crowd at the MKVIS Olivier beside his new telescope, a 12″ Orion Dobsonian Green lasers in use at the Mauna Kea VIS nightly observing with the Milky Way high overhead A trio of telescopes set up for astrophtography at the Mauna Kea VIS Visitors enjoy telescopes under the star at the Mauna Kea VIS The NexStar 11″, the TV76mm and a Canon 60D setup for astrophotography at the MKVIS Deb pointing out the star βPhoenicis to VIS volunteer Joe McDonough Tony shows a group of enthusiastic student views with his 12.5″ dob. The 20″ Obsession telescope awaiting full dark at Kaʻohe, on the side of Mauna Kea My 18″ telescope Deep violet set up under the stars at the MKVIS. Maureen setting up for some public observing to support Keck’s Evening with Astronomers The 11″ NexStar GPS telescope, GyPSy set up at Ka’Ohe Telescopes at Oregon Star Party 2013 Almost all of the big dobsonian telescopes to be found on Hawai’i show up at the VIS for the night. A princess looking through the telescope while we were set up at the King’s Shops A group of local school students with the 20″ telescope Observing from the Mauna Loa research station, the trace of red lights in 116 x 20sec exposures, the AMiBA telescope is in the background A camper and telescope set up under a starry sky The author waiting for dark at the 2005 All Arizona Messier Marathon with my usual visual setup including Deep Violet A trio of telescopes awaiting darkness at Oregon Star Party The telescope line at Sentinel for the 2005 Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze The 20″ Obsession telescope being set up at Kaʻohe, on the side of Mauna Kea Related Posts Universe Gallery A Winter Star Party Kealakehe HS Star Party Oregon Star Party 2013 Share this:TweetWhatsAppEmail Author: Andrew An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi. View all posts by Andrew