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Grand Canyon Star Party 2011

Yearly star party at the Grand Canyon held for the park visitors...misc shots of people, scopes, and the day and night scenery. The night shots at the end are best with a full-size monitor and room lighting low.
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The telescope field for the first night under the stars
The telescope field for the first night under the stars		 Dennis and Brian discussing the fine points of laser collimation
Dennis and Brian discussing the fine points of laser collimation		 Paul is instructed not to move a muscle as I photograph his latest homemade scope
Paul is instructed not to move a muscle as I photograph his latest homemade scope		 Laura and Tom sharing an astronomical joke
Laura and Tom sharing an astronomical joke
It's never too cold for a Nilla wafer
It's never too cold for a Nilla wafer		 Awaiting the crowd on the first Star Party night
Awaiting the crowd on the first Star Party night		 Roy apparently has something important to say
Roy apparently has something important to say		 Fuzzy (soon to be) intergalactic mouse
Fuzzy (soon to be) intergalactic mouse
Dennis in full costume
Dennis in full costume		 Yes, I realize my scope is the color of a port-a-john
Yes, I realize my scope is the color of a port-a-john		 Star Party night two as Doug awaits the crowds
Star Party night two as Doug awaits the crowds		 Lone tree
Lone tree
Lone tree too
Lone tree too		 Where condors soar
Where condors soar		 Ancient bark carvings
Ancient bark carvings		 Bre contemplating the Grand Canyon Supergroup layers......in Vibrams
Bre contemplating the Grand Canyon Supergroup layers......in Vibrams
Switchbacks below Three Mile Resthouse (Jacob's Ladder)
Switchbacks below Three Mile Resthouse (Jacob's Ladder)		 Erich decides it's too far to jump
Erich decides it's too far to jump		 Erich under Plateau Point
Erich under Plateau Point		 Bre and Erich escape the heat
Bre and Erich escape the heat
R&R in the shade
R&R in the shade		 View back up the Plateau
View back up the Plateau		 View down to the waterfall
View down to the waterfall		 Raven call
Raven call
Colorado River flowing west past Lippan Pt
Colorado River flowing west past Lippan Pt		 View east from Lippan Point
View east from Lippan Point		 Colorado River near Tanner Wash
Colorado River near Tanner Wash		 Bend in the Colorado River
Bend in the Colorado River
Navajo Mtn beyond the Canyon cliffs
Navajo Mtn beyond the Canyon cliffs		 Marble Canyon and the Navajo range lands just beyond the east end of the Grand Canyon
Marble Canyon and the Navajo range lands just beyond the east end of the Grand Canyon		 Desert View tower
Desert View tower		 Dandelions
Dandelions
Hopi Point vista
Hopi Point vista		 Weeds on the edge
Weeds on the edge		 Medusa tree
Medusa tree		 Monument Creek
Monument Creek
Limestone and moss
Limestone and moss		 Bright Angel fault
Bright Angel fault		 Bright Angel trail
Bright Angel trail		 The Battleship...taken from the trail to
The Battleship...taken from the trail to
Keep the Canyon Hot cliffs
"Keep the Canyon Hot" cliffs		 Agave
Agave		 Bush squirrel...look close
Bush squirrel...look close		 Moonlit forest scene
Moonlit forest scene
East across the Canyon after moonrise
East across the Canyon after moonrise		 Bre soaking up the moonrays
Bre soaking up the moonrays		 Milky Way from Mather Point
Milky Way from Mather Point		 Animated GIF: Milky Way from Mather Point
Animated GIF: Milky Way from Mather Point
Animated GIF: Moon rising from behind Vishnu Temple
Animated GIF: Moon rising from behind Vishnu Temple		 Animated GIF: Moonrise shadows
Animated GIF: Moonrise shadows		 My two new friends from Beijing under the Milky Way
My two new friends from Beijing under the Milky Way		 Watching moonrise at Mather Point
Watching moonrise at Mather Point
18th straight year at the GCSP
18th straight year at the GCSP
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