Observatoire Haute-Provence 2001 - Observatory by night

From Worldtraveller

Dark, clear skies was what we wanted, and against all odds we got just that, five nights out of six, thanks to a lot of positive vibes from the optimistic members of the group. I took an awful lot of photos, some of which actually came out well. Here they are:

Aftermath of the sunset

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Moon, Jupiter and telescope domes

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Venus and the last of the daylight

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Venus, from inside the 80cm telescope dome

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Stars rise

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The International Space Station goes over (it's the streak across the top)

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Star trails over the 80cm dome

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Sky turns around above another dome

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The view from inside the 80cm dome

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The 80cm telescope

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Didier walks by in the night

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Stars move constantly; dome moves occasionally

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Just trails and the 80cm dome again

Observatoire Haute-Provence 2001: Observatory by night / The telescopes / The observers / Sunrise / Observatory by day / Around Provence