Apr 042016
The first arrivals setting up on the astronomy field
On April 1st through April 3rd Pickett State Park, a newly designated IDA Dark Sky Site, held its first Astronomy Weekend Star Party. We were clouded out Friday night but clouds on Saturday finally yielded to clear skies albeit with some very gusty winds until the wee hours of the morning.
Waiting for Clouds to Clear while Orion sets
Early morning Milky Way rising over the astronomy field
Star Trails over the astronomy field
Polar Region Star Trails
The Leo Triplet – M65, M66, & NGC 3628
Stellarvue SVQ 100, Apogee Ascent A694, AP900GTO Mount, Exposure 4 hours, SQM 21.48
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex stretching down to the Lagoon Nebula Canon 6D with 40mm f/4 ISO 1600 4min single exposure
Great pics, Nathan!! It was nice seeing you again and hope to see you at Fall Creek Falls in May 🙂