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Summer 1999
Robby, Becky &
Siegfried in the backyard with the 9" 1915
refractor. |
Close up of the back end of the 9" Clark refractor. |
June 21-23, 2001
001 - June 21
Corina, Becky & my brother Bruno. Getting ready
to leave for Lowell Observatory. |
002 - June 21
My friends from the AOL Planetarium Chat Room.
Front row: Jim, Gail, Jim, Grace, Corina, Becky, me, Bruno.
Back: Sue |
003 - June 22
Approaching the meteor crater. The crater walls
are visible in the background. |
004 - June 22
Main entrance to the visitors' center. |
005 - June 22
Becky w/ a 1,406 pound chunk of the Barringer
Meteorite, the largest single piece ever found there. |
006 - June 22
The crater. That's us (Becky, Corina & me) on the
lower level. |
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.June 21-23, 2001, cont.'
007 - June 22
At the Grand Canyon with Dean Kettleson, organizer of the GCSP South
Rim. Taken Friday night under heavy cloud cover & strong winds. No
star party that night! |
008 - June 23
On the road to Lowell Observatory. The 24" dome can be seen through
the tree line. |
009 - June 23
At the entry sign. |
010 - June 23
Lowell Observatory visitor center. |
011 - June 23
From 9:30 - 10:00 Lowell provides this scope for solar viewing. It has
a hydrogen alpha filter attached for prominence viewing. |
012 - June 23
Skeleton of a 42" Clark reflector set just behind the visitor center.
Notice the nearly clear sky and dry sidewalks. (Becky, Corina, Bruno) |
013 - June 23
On the way up to see the big scope. |
014 - June 23
Originally the dome was floated on salt water. After only 2 days it
leaked and that system was replaced. The water damage stains remain. |
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June 21-23, 2001, cont.'
015 - June 23
Part of the tour showing off the 24" telescope. This is a sight! |
016 - June 23
Corina & me in front of the 24" observatory. |
017 - June 23
Percival Lowell's burial spot is just outside the 24" dome. He is not
buried "in" the pier. |
018 - June 23
Becky, Bruno, Corina & Scott Crosby in front of the 13" Pluto
discovery observatory. |
019 - June 23
Becky, Dave Dunn & Carol Priest walking back past the Rotunda that was
Percival Lowell's office. It was starting to rain. |
020 - June 23
Nate Goodman & Scott Crosby in front of the same 42" reflector after
the tour and rain. Just an hour or 2 after the 1st picture of this
scope we've had rain, hail & a lightning storm. The sky is still
completely covered, looking bad... |
021 - June 23
At Bill & Lois Kelley's lovely home in Cottonwood, AZ |
022 - June 23
Dave Bernson looking
at M-5 |
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