National Astronomy Week Stargazing Report

 ALP / PLANETARIUM JOINT STARGAZING SESSION IMAGES AT BAYWALK

February 19, 2006

by James Kevin Ty

 

 

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The ALP / National Museum Planetarium Joint NAW Banner is displayed at the entrance of the Planetarium.

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ALPer Joseph Torres inspect the layout of the ALP Bulletin Board.

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The ALP Bulletin Board is officially installed on the wall of the Planetarium in the morning to give Planetarium visitors updated news updates as well as latest astrophotographs taken by ALP members. the board will be updated once or twice every month.

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ALPers James Kevin Ty (L) and Joseph Torres (R) beside ALP Bulletin Board.

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People lined up to wait for their turn at the telescope as Planetarium curator Meclhor Pilones and ALPer Tommy Tan looks on.

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Planetarium curator Melchor Pilones(Left) and Planetarium staffs were there with their Celestron C8 to show the people some good views of Saturn.

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ALPer Hans Gideon Cerdenia (Right) assist ALPer Dante Noche in using his 8" f/6 Discovery dobsonian reflector.

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ALPer Brian Davis point to the location of  Saturn as the crowd looked on.

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(L-R) ALPers Rich Pijuan , Alice Villa-Real beside her Nexstar 5 SCT as Max Sacro looks on.

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John Lawrence: Hmmm......  Let me punch in the coordinate of M44 Beehive star cluster .

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ALPer Edmund Rosales align the society's 8"SCT on Saturn while ALPers (L) Lea Visaya and (R) Angie Tan and Joseph Torres looks on.

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ALPer Jonathan Alcartado pointing his Orion 90mm f/11 refractor on Saturn as the people patiently await their turn at the telescope.

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4 ALPers and the telescope:  Who among them is the odd man out in terms of beauty? :)

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(R-L) ALP president James Kevin Ty together with ALP Charito Ty and Ice Ponce.

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Grandma: Let me have a look at Saturn! Wow! Ang Ganda !!!

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ALP President's son Kendrick Cole got his first light on Saturn. Gee.... James is preparing his son already into astronomy at an early age :)

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ALPers and Planetarium Staff posed for posterity after the conclusion of the NAW Opening Stargazing Session at Baywalk , Luneta !!!

 

For full report of this activity, please click here.

 

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