[LVAS] Observing Last Night

[Fred Rayworth]

Dave,

 

I'm glad you are getting some great use out of your solar scope. Sounds like you had a great time!

 

Fred

 
 
> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:31:55 -0700
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> From: Yahoo at awit.com
> Subject: Re: [LVAS] Observing Last Night
> 
> At 08:09 AM 9/13/2009, you wrote:
> 
> >I'm quite surprised you even saw the sky over there as the storms 
> >looked like they were right on top of you. I'm glad you had such a 
> >good turnout.
> 
> 
> When I got out there about 4:30, there was a small storm. 25 mph 
> winds and light rain. It moved on by 5:30, and gave us a beautiful 
> triple rainbow.
> 
> I was able to set up an H-Alpha scope for the science teacher's 
> picnic in the parking lot. Had some good prominences. I and a 
> couple of the teachers got to view a spectacular sunset through the 
> scope, and some clouds partially obscured the sun, and it moved 
> behind the sharp silhouette of the mountains, all in the deep red of 
> the filter.
> 
> -- David
> 
> 
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