Portal to the Heavens by redy4et

Portal to the Heavens

Another view of the astronomers in Anza at dusk.

Timetable:
1-3:30 pm: drove about 100 miles, the final 3 on a bumpy, dusty dirt road with enormous ruts on both sides.
3:30-5 pm: set up equipment and computers, calibrate the 22-inch telescope, ate sandwiches.
5-5:30 pm: I took photos of the sunset over Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
5:30-10:30 pm: observed Andromeda Galaxy, the Supernova in M82, Orion Nebula and about a billion stars on a perfect cloudless night! Amazing!
10:30-11:30 pm: hot cocoa and pancakes at IHop.
1:15 am: got home too tired to even think about posting to 365. Decided to go to sleep and do it all in the morning.
Nice pov and silhouettes
January 27th, 2014  
Great picture.
January 27th, 2014  
Great silhouettes...really adds to the drama of waiting
January 27th, 2014  
How very exciting! Sounds really special.
January 27th, 2014  
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