This is a view of our campsite for Star Gazer hill.
The local astronomers & those interested go to this hill on the Saturday closest to the new moon. They bring their telescopes and allow anyone to view the various stars etc. One of the people there was a professor of astronomy and an inventor of this type telescope. This one was a 20 inch. They are very knowledgeable and willing to share the information with any one asking questions.
This telescope is an 18 inch. You can see how big it is. They bring then in pieces and put them together at the site.
This is a view of Venus and the moon with my camera without the telescope.
This is the moon through the telescope lens about 8:30. We also saw Saturn with it's rings and many of the constellations. Unfortunately I neglected to take photos. Anyone interested in doing this can check where their local astronomy folks meet generally every month at the new moon. Join them and see what all the heavens hold.
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