When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark
Star Party Gallery
A trio of telescopes awaiting darkness at Oregon Star Party
A family enjoys a view of the Sun in the telescope
Almost all of the big dobsonian telescopes to be found on Hawai’i show up at the VIS for the night.
Debbie Goodwin gazes at Saturn through a C-14 at an evening star party in Waikoloa
The restored 20″ Obsession telescope set up at Hale Pohaku on the side of Mauna Kea
Chris Fuld collimating his 40.5 inch dobsonian
Everyone at the VIS was enjoying the night!
Local amateur astronomers set up their own telescopes behind the main building at Lick Observatory
A telescope set up on the grounds of the Mauna Kea resort awaiting dark skies
The 20″ Obsession telescope being set up at Kaʻohe, on the side of Mauna Kea
Tony shows a group of enthusiastic student views with his 12.5″ dob.
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
The observing table during visual observing, all the necessities… charts, guides, binoculars, observing notebook and something to drink.
Cliff sets up his 24″ scope on the next target.
Green lasers in use at the Mauna Kea VIS nightly observing with the Milky Way high overhead
The telescopes are nearly ready, now to wait for dark!
My 18″ telescope Deep violet set up under the stars at the MKVIS.
Tony’s 14″ dob with a long line of folks waiting to view
Bright sunset colors silhouette a telescope at Oregon Star Party 2013
The telescope line at Sentinel for the 2005 Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze
A camper and telescope set up under a starry sky
Visitors enjoy great views of an active Sun at the 2012 Waimea Planet Walk
Maureen sharing her telescope with guests at Keck’s Evening with Astronomers
A line of big ‘scopes to greet a huge Saturday crowd at the MKVIS
Maureen setting up for some public observing to support Keck’s Evening with Astronomers
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
Telescopes at Oregon Star Party 2013
The 11″ NexStar GPS telescope, GyPSy set up at Ka’Ohe
Olivier beside his new telescope, a 12″ Orion Dobsonian
Ken and Ann Jones oberving with their 18″ at Oregon Star Party 2013
Visitors enjoy telescopes under the star at the Mauna Kea VIS
Deb pointing out the star βPhoenicis to VIS volunteer Joe McDonough
A trio of telescopes set up for astrophtography at the Mauna Kea VIS
The author waiting for dark at the 2005 All Arizona Messier Marathon with my usual visual setup including Deep Violet
A princess looking through the telescope while we were set up at the King’s Shops
The 20″ Obsession telescope awaiting full dark at Kaʻohe, on the side of Mauna Kea
The NexStar 11″, the TV76mm and a Canon 60D setup for astrophotography at the MKVIS
