March 1, 2014 ALP Caliraya Stargazing Report

March 1, 2014 ALP Caliraya Stargazing Report
by James Kevin Ty
Images by James Kevin Ty, Mike Enage, Sky Wei, Ronald Sison & Arnel Campos

Last March 1, members of the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) proceeded Caliraya, Laguna to do some observation and imaging under dark skies. Members who were present were ALP President James Kevin Ty, wife Charito and son Kendrick Cole KC Ty; Treasurer Andrew Ian Chan , directors Mike Enage & Arnel Campos, Iah Serna, Sky Wei and Ronald Sison .

They arrive at the site at around 5:00pm and set up their equipment after having dinner. ALP President James Kevin Ty brought along his modified Canon EOS 1000D DSLR with Canon EF100-400mm L lens on Vixen GP-DX mount as well as Canon EFS10-22mm wide angle lens on Vixen Polarie mount ; Treasurer Andrew Ian Chan brought along a modest Canon EOS 500D DSLR with 18-55mm kit lens mounted on Vixen Polarie mount ; directors Mike Enage with his modded Canon EOS 350D DSLR with TMB 92 refractor on Vixen GP-DX mount ; Arnel Campos with his Explore Scientific 100mm refractor on Skywatcher HEQ-5 mount ; Sky Wei with his Nikon D3100 DSLR with Samyang 8mm Fisheye lens on Vixen Polarie mount ; Ronald Sison with his Nikon D3100 DSLR on William Optics 80ED refractor on Skywatcher EQ-5 mount.

The sky was clear most of the evening except when clouds rolled in around 10:30pm till 1:00am and afterwards it was perfectly clear till sunrise! The sky was so clear past 2:00am , the entire stretch of Milky Way from Crux to Cygnus was visible !!! Afterwards, they also image Mercury and Venus conjunction before sunrise :) It was a very fruitful stargazing session for all of them :) For ALPer Sky Wei, it was a memorable stargazing and imaging session for him before he will return to China for good. Bon Voyage Sky!!!

Eta Carina Nebula by Mike Enage	Eta Carina Nebula by Arnel Campos
M42 Orion Nebula by Arnel Campos	M42 Orion Nebula by Ronald Sison
NGC 2024 Horsehead Nebula by Mike Enage	NGC5139 Omega Centauri Star Cluster by Arnel Campos
NGC5139 Omega Centauri Star Cluster by Ronald Sison	Constellation Orion by James Kevin Ty
Sirius Region by Arnel Campos	Antares Region by Arnel Campos
M81 / M82 Galaxy Pair by James Kevin Ty	M81 / M82 Galaxy Pair by Ronald Sison
Milky Way Region by Ronald Sison	Milky Way Crux Region by James Kevin Ty
Milky Way Sagittarius Scorpius Region by James Kevin Ty	Milky Way Cygnus Region by James Kevin Ty
Fisheye Shot of Milky Way by Sky Wei	Venus Mercury Conjunction by James Kevin Ty
ALPer Sky Wei with his Nikon D3100 DSLR with Samyang 8mm Fisheye Lens on Vixen Polarie Star Tracker.	ALPer James Kevin Ty beside his modified Canon EOS 1000D DSLR with Canon EF100-400mm L lens on Vixen GP-DX mount.
ALPer Sky Wei beside James' modified Canon EOS 1000D DSLR with Canon EF100-400mm L lens on Vixen GP-DX mount.	ALPer Iah Serna pointing to bright planet Venus !
ALPer Arnel Campos beside his Explore Scientific 100mm refractor on Skywatcher HEQ-5 mount.	ALPers Sky Wei and Arnel Campos beside his Explore Scientific 100mm refractor on Skywatcher HEQ-5 mount.
ALPer Ronald Sison beside his William Optics Zenithstar 80mm ED refractor on Skywatcher EQ-5 mount.	Kendrick Cole KC Ty beside his dad ALPer James Kevin Ty's modified Canon EOS 1000D DSLR with Canon EF100-400mm L lens on Vixen GP-DX mount.
ALPer Andrew Ian Chan with hisCanon EOS 500D DSLR with Canon EFS 18-55mm zoom lens on Vixen Polarie Star Tracker.	ALPers had a good breakfast at Jollibee Pagsanjan before going back to Manila.