Come join us at the 7th Annual Shingletown Star party from June 30 -
July 7 2008!
Located on an unused airstrip at an altitude of 4,000 feet in Northern
California, this site is in the gray on the light pollution map, and
usually has skies to at least mag 7. There is room for more than 300
telescopes along the airstrip (and the area could be expanded if
needed). Horizons are excellent all around, and the site boasts a
superb daytime view of Mt. Lassen. You can camp out in a tent, bring
your RV, or rent a nearby cabin. You can leave your equipment set up
for the entire week. Shower facilities are available (and included in
the registration fee), and there are many daytime activities to enjoy
in the area. Imagers - we provide power for your equipment. We also
boast a dinner delivery service to your telescope, and a cafe where
you  can get a sno-cone to help you cool off in the daytime, as well
as freshly brewed coffee at 2 am. Over the past few years we have
hosted observers from foreign countries as well as amateurs from all
over the US. If you register early, the fee is only $40 for the entire
week.

We expect a number of vendors to attend SSP - check the vendor list
after April 10.

For all the details, and to register, go to our web site:
http://www.shingletownstarparty.net

Clear skies,

Shneor Sherman

Today is the last day to register for Shingletown Star Party 2007 at
the low $40 early registration rate. Tomorrow, May 1, registration
goes up to $50 for the July 9-16 star party.

Register at http://www.shingletownstarparty.net

Shneor Sherman
for the SSP 2007 Organizing Committee

Come join us at the 2007 Shingletown Star party from July 9 -16, 2007!
Located on an unused airstrip at an altitude of 4,000 feet in Northern
California, this site is in the gray on the light pollution map, and
usually has skies to at least mag 7. There is room for more than 300
telescopes along the airstrip (and the area could be expanded if
needed). Horizons are excellent all around, and the site boasts a
superb daytime view of Mt. Lassen. You can camp out in a tent, bring
your RV, or rent a nearby cabin. You can leave your equipment set up
for the entire week. Shower facilities are available (and included in
the registration fee), and there are many daytime activities to enjoy
in the area. Over the past few years we have had a number of observers
from foreign countries as well as amateurs from all over the US. If
you register early, the fee is only $40 for the entire week.

We expect a number of vendors to attend SSP - check the vendor list
after April 10.

For all the details, and to register, check our our web site:
http://www.shingletownstarparty.net

SSP is also pleased to announce that GSSP attendees are welcome to
visit SSP during the daytime hours and can walk through the gate on
presentation of their GSSP badge.

Clear skies,

Shneor Sherman
for the SSP Organizing Committee

You're welcome to use the airport for observing as long as you don't
block the entrance gate or impeed access to the helicopter landing
pad, which is located straigh across the runway from the entrance
gate.  The helipad is used for the local life flight air ambulance.

There is a lock on the gate, but don't let it fool you. It actually
takes two locks to lock it.  You can still pull the locking pin out
and open the gate.

Clear Skies,
Jim Ster





--- In tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com, "ratcrawl" <hstarboy@...> wrote:
>
> I was up by shingletown today, I was wondering if anyone knew what
the
> usage policy is for people wanting to take their scopes to the
> airport.  Thanx in advance.
>

On 3/2/07, ratcrawl wrote:
> I was up by shingletown today, I was wondering if anyone knew what the
> usage policy is for people wanting to take their scopes to the
> airport.  Thanx in advance.

You might want to contact Jim Ster (notsosirius1 at gmail dot com or
sterjf at ecs dot csus dot edu) or Shneor Sherman (shneor at dcn dot
davis dot ca dot us), both of whom live in the Sacramento area, but
use the airport at least semi-regularly for observing.  They would
know access details.

RATCRAWL,   I tried to contact you through the "send e-mail" link about
your previous posting.  I don't think it went through, and I would like
to discuss observing sites with you.  As for Shingletown Airport, I
seem to recall Robert Thompson of our local astronomy club mentioning
that we could no longer use the airport.  If you contact him, I am sure
he could tell you.  Thanks Gary

--- In tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com, "ratcrawl" <hstarboy@...> wrote:
>
> I was up by shingletown today, I was wondering if anyone knew what
the
> usage policy is for people wanting to take their scopes to the
> airport.  Thanx in advance.
>

I was up by shingletown today, I was wondering if anyone knew what the
usage policy is for people wanting to take their scopes to the
airport.  Thanx in advance.

Hello Folks, I recently moved back to the Redding area and looking
forward to doing some observing.  I received my new scope the other day
and of course the clouds/rain now rolls in.  The scope arrived without
all the parts (oops) but the maker assures me they will arrive within
the week.  Anyway, by the time it clears hopefully it will be ready to
go.  I have observed at the lake (Whiskey Town) and of course look
foward to finding any good observing sites. I was down in the bay area
and found this site via the TAC website.  Let me know if you plan on
doing some observeing and wouldn't mind another scope to look through.

Hi All,

I plan to observe at Shingletown Airport on Sunday night, October 22,
and possibly Monday night October 23 a well. Was wondering if anyone
else was planning to observe then.

Clear skies,
Shneor Sherman

Every year I look forward to this class: sharing my views and
understanding of the universe with interested students. Spending a
week with Steve Gottlieb is also rewarding!

I put a lil webpage together last week to help advertise this
class. . . Hey, it ain't far; tuition is less than a decent
eyepiece, and it doesn't compete with Shingletown. . .

Our observing site is open to the public. In the past, TACos have
camped out there--and observed--without taking the class. See
the "Kevin Daly" links at the bottom of the page, I know Mark W.,
Rashad, Richard N., Marsha, will get a kick out of reading these old
s.a.a. postings. . .

http://members.aol.com/anonglxy/deepsky.htm

Feel free to e-me with any questions.

Ray Cash
San Francisco

It's so tough to make a call during the winter because of the weather!
It's like > 50% bad. That makes it hard to plan weeks in advance that
the paper requires. I'd like to try. Get your dew shield ready.

--- Jess Delaney <callisto9993@...> wrote:

> Well, what a last week of truely BAD weather!!! My two hobbies, golf
> and astronomy have had to give way to things like, organizing my
> closet and thinking about how much better off I would be if I lived
> on Maui!!! But.....I don't!! At least not yet!
>
> We, at the Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (www.svas.org) had
> a very successful public event "Mars Returns" a few weeks ago. The
> Public LOVES it and it is VERY rewarding to share our hobby in
> this "sidewalk astronomy" kind of way.
>
> Now that Saturn is up and Jupiter is on the way, we are planning our
> next event which we will call either Return of the Giants or Night
> of the Giants, something catchy like that.
>
> Let's try and do something similar in Redding!!!! I'm sure we could
> get the Record Searchlight and the local Radio and TV to help
> promote it. Let's discuss it!!
>
> Jess Delaney
> Callisto Products
> 877-721-7747
>
>
>
>


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Well, what a last week of truely BAD weather!!! My two hobbies, golf
and astronomy have had to give way to things like, organizing my
closet and thinking about how much better off I would be if I lived
on Maui!!! But.....I don't!! At least not yet!

We, at the Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (www.svas.org) had
a very successful public event "Mars Returns" a few weeks ago. The
Public LOVES it and it is VERY rewarding to share our hobby in
this "sidewalk astronomy" kind of way.

Now that Saturn is up and Jupiter is on the way, we are planning our
next event which we will call either Return of the Giants or Night
of the Giants, something catchy like that.

Let's try and do something similar in Redding!!!! I'm sure we could
get the Record Searchlight and the local Radio and TV to help
promote it. Let's discuss it!!

Jess Delaney
Callisto Products
877-721-7747

It would be fun to meet up in Burney for some observing!

Carpe Noctem,

Michael Huster

--- Michael von schalscha <vonschalscha@...> wrote:

> Hello Jess,
>  I just moved up North from the Sacramento area. I am very new to
> astromony
> and will be getting a 3" refractor from family over Thanksgiving (I
> used to
> use this scope as a child). My folks say they are going to give me
> money to
> buy a nice scope as a house-warming gift, when we get our house
> built. I
> would love to learn from an experienced person. TAC-Shasta is
> extremely
> slow. I posted about two months ago, have not heard a peep until you.
>  We are up in Burney (an hour NE of Redding) and have really dark
> skys. I
> can see the Milky Way from my backyard. We just bought some land,
> which is
> on the outskirts of Burney and above the town. There is a nice view
> spot on
> top of a hill with 360 degree views of the sky. We can provide a
> room.
>  Talk to you soon,
>  Michael
>
>  On 11/20/05, Jess Delaney <callisto9993@...> wrote:
> >
> > I'm interested in getting involved in any astronomy events in the
> > Redding area. I currently live in the Roseville area, but am from
> > Redding originally and still have many connections to the area. I
> > Graduated from Shasta High in 1972. I am currently a member of the
> > Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (www.svas.org
> <http://www.svas.org>)
> > and love to get
> > out and do public events and school events. Now that I live here I
> > really appreciate the dark(er) skies of the Redding area. If any of
> > you might like to get together for some "stargazing" let me know. I
> > always bring my Nexstar 11 GPS with me when I come North.
> >
> > Clear Skies!!!
> >
> > Jess Delaney
> > 916-765-4149
> > callisto@...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>





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I teach physics and astronomy at Simpson University in Redding, and am
a member of the Shasta Astronomy Club. I still need to work through the
Coma-Virgo cluster to finish my Master Messier certificate, so I want
to get out this spring. last winter we had the worst run of rainy
weather since I moved here in 2000, so I hardly got out at all.

David Ewart runs the Planetarium in town and works for the school
district. I am cc'ing him this e-mail.

You can e-mail me directly at mhuster@...

Carpe Noctem,

Michael Huster

--- Jess Delaney <callisto9993@...> wrote:

> I'm interested in getting involved in any astronomy events in the
> Redding area. I currently live in the Roseville area, but am from
> Redding originally and still have many connections to the area. I
> Graduated from Shasta High in 1972. I am currently a member of the
> Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (www.svas.org) and love to get
>
> out and do public events and school events. Now that I live here I
> really appreciate the dark(er) skies of the Redding area. If any of
> you might like to get together for some "stargazing" let me know. I
> always bring my Nexstar 11 GPS with me when I come North.
>
> Clear Skies!!!
>
> Jess Delaney
> 916-765-4149
> callisto@...
>
>
>
>
>





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I'm interested in getting involved in any astronomy events in the
Redding area. I currently live in the Roseville area, but am from
Redding originally and still have many connections to the area. I
Graduated from Shasta High in 1972. I am currently a member of the
Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (www.svas.org) and love to get
out and do public events and school events. Now that I live here I
really appreciate the dark(er) skies of the Redding area. If any of
you might like to get together for some "stargazing" let me know. I
always bring my Nexstar 11 GPS with me when I come North.

Clear Skies!!!

Jess Delaney
916-765-4149
callisto@...

Hey there,

My family and I just moved to Burney from Sacramento. I am a teacher
at the local continuation high school. My wife, Brianne and I have
been interested in astronomy for some time. As a young boy I was lucky
enough to be able to see through a scope or two, but it has been a
long while.

We (mainly I as late nights are not her thing since the baby) are
looking to meet friends and look through some scopes. We cannot afford
to purchase our own, yet! (young teachers do not get paid much).
Anyone close to Burney or ever up this way? I make some mean homebrew
and I am fairly social (plus I do not smell). Anyways just thought I
would say hello.

Michael

Hello,

I'm new to this group.  Is it still active?  Are there any astronomy
club in Redding?

Thanks

Sorry for the short notice, but tomorrow, Tuesday, I will be out at the
Shasta Mines parking lot. I set up an observing session and meteor
shower party. I will arrive about sunset, 6:18, and set up two
telescopes and a tarp to lay down on. If anyone wants to come out and
join us, they are welcome.

Directions:
From Redding take 299 West. Go about 7 miles.
Turn left at the Whiskeytown Lake Visitors' center turnoff.
Go straight at the Dam. (Don't cross the Dam.)
About 1 1/2 miles more the parking lot is on the left.
Please dim lights when pulling in.

Carpe Noctem!
Michael Huster


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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:26 AM
To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] new to the area.

Eric,

I did not hear back from you, but here is my reply of a week ago.

Michael Huster

The group has not been very active. There are several active observers
around, but they don't go out together very often. There is an active
local astronomy club, Shasta Astronomy Club, but it is a one man
operation with no significant input from others. I and several
observers attend. The contact is Bob Thompson, rhtastro@....
(530)347-0969. The club URL is
http://www.crowncamera.com/astronomy.html

I teach astronomy, physics and math at Simpson College in Redding. The
fall semester is busy for me, because I run about one observing session
per week for my class. Then the weather is usually bad until March. I'm
open to go out, though.

A nice site open to the public is at Whiskeytown Lake. The club usually
has a star party there once a month from March through October. I take
my astronomy class out there a couple of times in the fall semester,
and I occasionally go solo. Take 299 west out of Redding for about 7
miles. Just as you go over the pass to the lake make a left at the
Visitor's Center. After about 2 miles go straight where the main road
bends right and passes over the dam. About 1 1/2 miles farther there is
a large parking lot on the left for the Shasta Mines Trail. I have
never known anyone to be hassled about day-use fees when observing.
There is a small light dome from Redding depending on the weather, but
the closeness makes it convenient.

For $20 you can but an annual pass good for Whiskeytown & Lassen Nat'l
park. It's a good deal. I went up to Bumpass Hell on August 27 for
Mars. I was alone, but the seeing was great!

Michael Huster
Simpson College
mhuster@...



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Eric,

I did not hear back from you, but here is my reply of a week ago.

Michael Huster

The group has not been very active. There are several active observers
around, but they don't go out together very often. There is an active
local astronomy club, Shasta Astronomy Club, but it is a one man
operation with no significant input from others. I and several
observers attend. The contact is Bob Thompson, rhtastro@....
(530)347-0969. The club URL is
http://www.crowncamera.com/astronomy.html

I teach astronomy, physics and math at Simpson College in Redding. The
fall semester is busy for me, because I run about one observing session
per week for my class. Then the weather is usually bad until March. I'm
open to go out, though.

A nice site open to the public is at Whiskeytown Lake. The club usually
has a star party there once a month from March through October. I take
my astronomy class out there a couple of times in the fall semester,
and I occasionally go solo. Take 299 west out of Redding for about 7
miles. Just as you go over the pass to the lake make a left at the
Visitor's Center. After about 2 miles go straight where the main road
bends right and passes over the dam. About 1 1/2 miles farther there is
a large parking lot on the left for the Shasta Mines Trail. I have
never known anyone to be hassled about day-use fees when observing.
There is a small light dome from Redding depending on the weather, but
the closeness makes it convenient.

For $20 you can but an annual pass good for Whiskeytown & Lassen Nat'l
park. It's a good deal. I went up to Bumpass Hell on August 27 for
Mars. I was alone, but the seeing was great!

Michael Huster
Simpson College
mhuster@...



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Hey Eric,

Good to hear from you.  Well, based on how long it's taken for you to
get a reply, I guess your question about how active this group is has
been answered.;)  TAC-Shasta is still in its infancy and in need of more
amateur astronomers to actively participate.  It's like herding cats.

Weather permitting; I'm hoping to go up to the Shingletown Airport next
Saturday and stay till moonrise with my 22".

Clear Skies,
Jim Ster

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ngc4244 [mailto:eric@...]
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 5:09 PM
> To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [tac-shasta] new to the area.
>
> I just moved to the redding area.  I was an active member in TAC in
> the bay area and was wondering how active the group is up here?
> Also what observing area's do we have besides Lassen and Shingletown?
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric
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I just moved to the redding area.  I was an active member in TAC in
the bay area and was wondering how active the group is up here?
Also what observing area's do we have besides Lassen and Shingletown?

Regards,

Eric

Hey Michael,

We actually left the Airport a little after 12:30.  We must have just
missed you.

-Jim



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 6:56 AM
> To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
>
> On the way home from Lassen I stopped at the Shingletown airport
around
> 1:00 AM. I missed you, but i saw your tire tracks.
>
> --- Jim Ster <sterjf@...> wrote:
> > Hey Michael,
> >
> > Nice pic.  That's what it looked like all weekend long.  I was
hoping
> > to
> > get at least one fantastic view of it at some point during the
> > weekend
> > at the OSP, but we had lots of smoke from the fires to contend with
> > and
> > the small amount of quality skies kept me from blowing away my night
> > vision on it in favor of other much fainter objects.
> >
> > Mark, Jane, Brad and I all went to the Shingletown Airport that
> > Wednesday night.  It sounds like we had similar evenings.  We had a
> > ton
> > of thin high clouds making the seeing very soft and frustrating us
> > till
> > we finally gave up just after midnight.  From our vantage point, it
> > looked to be very cloudy up on Lassen, so I'm glad you were able to
> > salvage a little observing/imaging.
> >
> > Clear Skies,
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Al Rocca [mailto:arocca@...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:20 PM
> > > To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
> > >
> > > Excellent!  Nice Mars photo.  Al
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:31 AM
> > > To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com; rhtastro@...
> > > Cc: Larry Polvogt; pvanderwerff@...
> > > Subject: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
> > >
> > >
> > > Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen
> > Natl
> > > Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up
> > around
> > > 8:30 and waited. There were reasonably stable views of Mars
through
> > the
> > > clouds. It was much better seeing than at Whiskeytown the previous
> > Sat.
> > >
> > >
> > > Finally at 10:00 the clouds thinned enough to get some good views.
> > I
> > > took photos using a Nikon CoolPix 4300 afocal with a 15mm eyepiece
> > and
> > > a 2.5x PowerMate. You can see some chromatic abberation in the
> > first
> > > photo. I must have been off axis with the diagonal & PowerMate. I
> > > didn't see the abberation at the time. The second photo is with an
> > 80A
> > > filter.
> > >
> > > Enjoy!
> > >
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On the way home from Lassen I stopped at the Shingletown airport around
1:00 AM. I missed you, but i saw your tire tracks.

--- Jim Ster <sterjf@...> wrote:
> Hey Michael,
>
> Nice pic.  That's what it looked like all weekend long.  I was hoping
> to
> get at least one fantastic view of it at some point during the
> weekend
> at the OSP, but we had lots of smoke from the fires to contend with
> and
> the small amount of quality skies kept me from blowing away my night
> vision on it in favor of other much fainter objects.
>
> Mark, Jane, Brad and I all went to the Shingletown Airport that
> Wednesday night.  It sounds like we had similar evenings.  We had a
> ton
> of thin high clouds making the seeing very soft and frustrating us
> till
> we finally gave up just after midnight.  From our vantage point, it
> looked to be very cloudy up on Lassen, so I'm glad you were able to
> salvage a little observing/imaging.
>
> Clear Skies,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Al Rocca [mailto:arocca@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:20 PM
> > To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
> >
> > Excellent!  Nice Mars photo.  Al
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:31 AM
> > To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com; rhtastro@...
> > Cc: Larry Polvogt; pvanderwerff@...
> > Subject: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
> >
> >
> > Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen
> Natl
> > Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up
> around
> > 8:30 and waited. There were reasonably stable views of Mars through
> the
> > clouds. It was much better seeing than at Whiskeytown the previous
> Sat.
> >
> >
> > Finally at 10:00 the clouds thinned enough to get some good views.
> I
> > took photos using a Nikon CoolPix 4300 afocal with a 15mm eyepiece
> and
> > a 2.5x PowerMate. You can see some chromatic abberation in the
> first
> > photo. I must have been off axis with the diagonal & PowerMate. I
> > didn't see the abberation at the time. The second photo is with an
> 80A
> > filter.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
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Hey Michael,

Nice pic.  That's what it looked like all weekend long.  I was hoping to
get at least one fantastic view of it at some point during the weekend
at the OSP, but we had lots of smoke from the fires to contend with and
the small amount of quality skies kept me from blowing away my night
vision on it in favor of other much fainter objects.

Mark, Jane, Brad and I all went to the Shingletown Airport that
Wednesday night.  It sounds like we had similar evenings.  We had a ton
of thin high clouds making the seeing very soft and frustrating us till
we finally gave up just after midnight.  From our vantage point, it
looked to be very cloudy up on Lassen, so I'm glad you were able to
salvage a little observing/imaging.

Clear Skies,
Jim





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Rocca [mailto:arocca@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:20 PM
> To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
>
> Excellent!  Nice Mars photo.  Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:31 AM
> To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com; rhtastro@...
> Cc: Larry Polvogt; pvanderwerff@...
> Subject: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen
>
>
> Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen
Natl
> Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up around
> 8:30 and waited. There were reasonably stable views of Mars through
the
> clouds. It was much better seeing than at Whiskeytown the previous
Sat.
>
>
> Finally at 10:00 the clouds thinned enough to get some good views. I
> took photos using a Nikon CoolPix 4300 afocal with a 15mm eyepiece and
> a 2.5x PowerMate. You can see some chromatic abberation in the first
> photo. I must have been off axis with the diagonal & PowerMate. I
> didn't see the abberation at the time. The second photo is with an 80A
> filter.
>
> Enjoy!
>
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Excellent!  Nice Mars photo.  Al

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From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...]
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Subject: [tac-shasta] Mars last Wed. from Mt. Lassen


Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen Natl
Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up around
8:30 and waited. There were reasonably stable views of Mars through the
clouds. It was much better seeing than at Whiskeytown the previous Sat.


Finally at 10:00 the clouds thinned enough to get some good views. I
took photos using a Nikon CoolPix 4300 afocal with a 15mm eyepiece and
a 2.5x PowerMate. You can see some chromatic abberation in the first
photo. I must have been off axis with the diagonal & PowerMate. I
didn't see the abberation at the time. The second photo is with an 80A
filter.

Enjoy!


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Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen Natl
Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up around
8:30 and waited. There were reasonably stable views of Mars through the
clouds. It was much better seeing than at Whiskeytown the previous Sat.


Finally at 10:00 the clouds thinned enough to get some good views. I
took photos using a Nikon CoolPix 4300 afocal with a 15mm eyepiece and
a 2.5x PowerMate. You can see some chromatic abberation in the first
photo. I must have been off axis with the diagonal & PowerMate. I
didn't see the abberation at the time. The second photo is with an 80A
filter.

Enjoy!


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Jane Smith, Mark Wagner, Brad Franzella and I will be observing from the
Shingletown Airport on Wednesday night.  We're stopping there and
observing for the night on our way up to the Oregon Star Party.

-Jim



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mehuster [mailto:mehuster@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:57 AM
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>
> Eric did some research and decided to change Wed. night to the
> Bumpass Hell parking lot. Right now there are high clouds over the
> area, but weather.com shows clear skies. Unless it really clouds up,
> I'll be there.
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Eric did some research and decided to change Wed. night to the
Bumpass Hell parking lot. Right now there are high clouds over the
area, but weather.com shows clear skies. Unless it really clouds up,
I'll be there.

Michael Huster