| GSSP June 2023 The drive up to Adin usually takes about 5 hrs from Lincoln, but today, with road closures it took about 8 hrs. Missed a short downpour just before I got there, but not long after I got there there was another downpour that lasted about 20 minutes. I took shelter in the U-haul cargo van. The winds were around 25 mph and the rain came down so hard that it was got through the door seals. There was about 10 minutes of penny sized hail that sounded like it was cracking the glass on the windows. Quite a welcome! The rest of the week was great weather with highs in the 70s. Usually it's around 90. |
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Setting up. It's always nice to be one of the first ones on the field. |
GSSP June 2023 Bill and John |
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| GSSP June 2023 Bill and John |
GSSP June 2023 A nearby neighbor with an unusual configuration for his telescope. Instead of the eyepiece being located up near the top of the tube, it's fixed at the pivot point. |
GSSP June 2023 One afternoon some of us went into town and had burgers and milkshakes at Oney's Frosty in Town. Fantastic shakes - real ice cream! Perfect for a hot afternoon. Ron, John, Bill and John. |
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| GSSP June 2023 An early shot of the Valley of the Dobs. |
GSSP June 2023 Mount Shasta off in the distance. |
GSSP June 2023 More folks showing up on Wednesday. |
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| GSSP June 2023 Some of the big Dobsonians in the Valley of the Dobs |
GSSP June 2023 Some of the scopes are BIG! One of the was a 30". You wouldn't believe how many photons they can collect. That means they can see faint objects that I can't even get close to seeing with my 9.25" scope. |
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GSSP June 2023 One of our neighbors with his home-built Telescope. He built it himself out of cherry. He did a beautiful job. |
GSSP June 2023 John's Dob. |
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| GSSP June 2023 Sunsets are always colorful at GSSP. That's my gear on the left. |
GSSP June 2023 Andy and Jeff. |
GSSP June 2023 Some folks getting ready for the evening's observing |
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| GSSP June 2023 One of the Santa Cruz guys brought along his binocular telescope. I think it's a 10". |
GSSP June 2023 I met Tracy (center) at CalStar. A very nice young lady with three scopes. She brought along her friend, Ember (left). Ember had a couple of brand new kittens with her. Always a canversation starter. Who doesn't love kittens? |
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| GSSP June 2023 Jeff brings new meaning to the phrase "Herding Cats." |
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| GSSP June 2023 Under the Big Top as the swap meet is getting ready to start. |
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GSSP June 2023 Steve, left, still trying to get his homemade scope working. |
GSSP June 2023 Tracy's three telescopes. |
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| GSSP June 2023 Astronomers i line for dinner. This one was sponsored by the Adin General Store. It's soooo nice to see the chocolate syrup on the right. You know what that means. |
GSSP June 2023 Jeff, John and Miguel |
GSSP June 2023 Tracy's telescopes. |
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| GSSP June 2023 Steve brought three scopes, including the binocular scope. |
GSSP June 2023 ETaking advantage of John's Shade Cave. John, Bill, John, Jeff and Al. |
GSSP June 2023 Same group as on the previous panel. |
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| GSSP June 2023 John, Bill and Jeff. |
GSSP June 2023 The only way to spend the afternoons - with a nice nap. |
GSSP June 2023 Jeff.
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| GSSP June 2023 Miguel emerging after his afternoon nap. He got some aluminet and stretched it over his car and camped in it. |
GSSP June 2023 mThe Big Top tent is a great place to take refuge from the Sun or just. visit with friends |
GSSP June 2023 Jeff putting on his warm nighttime boots. |
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| GSSP June 2023 Tracy's rigs again. |
GSSP June 2023 Bill with his telescope. Unfortunately the one on the left belonged to his neighbor. |
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