"Star Party Daytime"
photo � Bill and Sally Fletcher
(Kodak Pro 400 PPF - 6 x 7 cm Pentax medium format camera w/55mm lens)
This scene is recreated all over the world whenever astronomy enthusiasts gather together at dark sites to share views through their telescopes. This is Mt. Pinos, California at dark of the moon in mid summer.
It is a wonderful mountain covered with Lodgepole pines at 8350 feet. Many of So. California's amateur astronomers come here for its high altitude, excellant "seeing" (low atmospheric disturbance) and dark skies (unfortunately it is getting less dark every year due to increased developement in the area). However, with the aid of dense coastal fog that envelopes the light polluted cities, there are plenty of superb nights of deep sky enjoyment to be shared.
Be sure to see the next photo of this same scene which was taken that night -
"Star Pary Nightime".
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