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Mountains, Clouds, and Telescopes
I attended a stargazing meetup at Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park in July 2013.
http://i.imgur.com/wiy7Gi7.jpg
Long's Peak dominates the view.
http://i.imgur.com/7wEbg7p.jpg
These folks are setting up their scopes. Everyone was very gracious about letting strangers gaze through the eyepieces.
http://i.imgur.com/645ZLt4.jpg
Some of these telescopes were handmade.
http://i.imgur.com/sSI7AWb.jpg
Later, clouds were rolled in. The astronomers were unperturbed.
http://i.imgur.com/WfZjk1W.jpg
Light from the Colorado sunset brushed the clouds.
http://i.imgur.com/5JIXxVo.jpg
Thanks for looking!
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That's some beautiful scenery! Especially the first photo, the mountain in the back looks like something straight out from the Hobbit or something :D
I'm glad you liked them! Rocky Mountain NP is magical, especially at sunset. It's hard to take a bad picture there.
Sone great shots even before the stars appear.
Thanks! There is very little light pollution up there. I started talking to some in the group who had made their own telescopes and I just put my camera away. The clouds blew out and it was a nice night of stargazing. I don't have the gear or the knowledge to take night pictures.
I'm starting an astronomy blog to share fun facts about the stars and planets. Learn anything interesting at this meetup?