Winter Star Party 2007 - Wide Shot
Three-minute time exposure of the northern sky showing a variety of people and telescopes (along with the large radio tower) at the 2007 Winter Star Party.
The Winter Star Party is an event held annually in the Florida Keys... it started out as a rather small gathering in Mahogany Hammock in the Everglades in 1985. It has grown significantly over the years and now regularly attracts over 500 die-hard amateur astronomers from places as far off as Germany and Japan.
More often than not, the local press covers the event, although occasionally the "larger" outlets report about it. In fact, not only have there been a few stories in the Miami Herald --one year, CBS News sent a crew down and the WSP was a featured story on CBS Sunday Morning! (And though I didn't have a speaking role, I WAS on camera for a few seconds!) :-)
This shot captures the feel of what has become an annual ritual for me --my yearly trek down to West Summerland Key to set up my equipment and revel in the beautiful, clear, dark and still skies, far from city lights, as the warm ocean breezes wash over us.
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Winter Star Party 2007 - Wide Shot
Three-minute time exposure of the northern sky showing a variety of people and telescopes (along with the large radio tower) at the 2007 Winter Star Party.
The Winter Star Party is an event held annually in the Florida Keys... it started out as a rather small gathering in Mahogany Hammock in the Everglades in 1985. It has grown significantly over the years and now regularly attracts over 500 die-hard amateur astronomers from places as far off as Germany and Japan.
More often than not, the local press covers the event, although occasionally the "larger" outlets report about it. In fact, not only have there been a few stories in the Miami Herald --one year, CBS News sent a crew down and the WSP was a featured story on CBS Sunday Morning! (And though I didn't have a speaking role, I WAS on camera for a few seconds!) :-)
This shot captures the feel of what has become an annual ritual for me --my yearly trek down to West Summerland Key to set up my equipment and revel in the beautiful, clear, dark and still skies, far from city lights, as the warm ocean breezes wash over us.
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