Eclipse Photo 3/3/07

[paul f. campbell]

Hi All

Al Paslow, Dan Mckeel and myself went down to the Mingo creek observatory last evening to take pics of the luner event and to shoot the breeze. For the most part seeing was the worst, so we shot alot of breeze.

I dont think it got above 32*F here all day. it snowed off and on for most of it. We did manage to pull off a few pics just before it got dark. This photo was taken using a cannon 200d mounted to the 24 inch telescope. For the most part we were taking photos through the clould cover.

As the evening went on more members showed up about 12 in all, plus we had a bunch of visitors to. All had a great time even with the bad weather.

[snabald]

Very nice considering the conditions, the clouds never cleared up enough to see it here. :(

[Melusine]

Paul, very pretty! Glad you had decent weather. I asked my parents if they saw it in Florida, but they said it was cloudy there on the east coast. (I don't know if they even tried to look, to be honest, but the beach would have been a nice place to spend the evening.)

BTW, did you see my post http://www.bautforum.com/showpost.php?p=939182&postcount=10 ?

It was cloudy from my vantage point looking towards the coast - I wonder if anyone else in Houston got some shots.

Best,
Melusine

[Whirlpool]

Hi Paul.

<sniffs> Thats an awesome photo! :) <sniffs>

I missed the eclipse. <sniffs>

:(