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Jul 30, 2007 | 08:10 PM

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Im down to meet up... I have a telescope the size of Mt Olympus. (10" reflector EQ mount)

Jul 30, 2007 | 08:11 PM

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Do we just want to meet up at Lick, or meet elsewhere and drive up together?

Jul 30, 2007 | 08:34 PM

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I'm debating whether I should bring my telescope or not... It's so damn big and a PITA to assemble. (and weighs like 200lbs)

Jul 30, 2007 | 08:40 PM

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You post a post on August 30th asking about where to take pictures on August 28th? I don't get it?

wow hows that weed man?

Jul 30, 2007 | 10:05 PM

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http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html

The eclipse starts arround mid night an peaks arround 2:30am.

Jul 30, 2007 | 10:38 PM

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At 2:30am the moon is below the horizon... so unless you can see through the ground...

Jul 31, 2007 | 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by brucelee

I'm debating whether I should bring my telescope or not... It's so damn big and a PITA to assemble. (and weighs like 200lbs)

if you want i can get a SLR connector and connect my d200 to your telescope.

Jul 31, 2007 | 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AveyWRX

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html

The eclipse starts arround mid night an peaks arround 2:30am.

it says 13:22 UT for p4 which evaluates to 5:30 am. to if we go there around 3:30 we should get plenty of time to set up.

Jul 31, 2007 | 09:36 AM

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i took these pictures like 6 years ago

there are area's east of livermore/east of the lab that are very dark.
this is the spot i went http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...5269&z=14&om=1

but you can go further down the roads a bit to patterson pass, and goto the place where they call it the "windy spot" at the top of the hill before it starts going downhill. there is a spot to pull over and park, but it's pretty windy up there
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...0538&z=13&om=1

there is also a meteor shower the 13th with about 100 or more an hour http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mete...wers_2007.html

Sweet man that's nice which camera did you use and the shutter speed used. I will be using d200 with remote shutter cord to eliminate camera shake. I am going to see if i can get a VR nikor lense (expensive may be not.) .