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Focus will heading back to Santa Monica Pier this weekend for another day of solar. Going to try out a little different set up. Everyone is welcome, probably be there around 8:30am and go till sunset, watching the sun go down over the Pacific with a crescent moon!


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Hi Kevin

all the best for the next outreach. Where are my free tickets to santa monica????


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Excellent stuff Kevin!


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One day Walter!

Thanks guys, I'm going to try using the Paramount MX this time, it might make the eyepiece height too slow. I used the CGE Pro last time so this should give a good idea of which mount is better for this set up.


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1 Karma point for continued outreach. :thumbsup:


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Here are some pictures. I tried the Paramount MX this time, while the mount worked perfectly I think I will stick with my CGE Pro. The Pro puts the eyepiece height of the scopes at a more usable spot for the refractors.














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Hi Kevin

what happened to the women on sm1.jpg :?


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Hi Kevin,
Well done on your outreach event. It certainly looks to have been successful. You sure have some very nice equipment. Keep up the good work.

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Just a bad shot. She was switching scopes and was squinting because she didnt have her sun glasses on. Everyone had a great time though and enjoyed viewing.


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Impressive stuff there Kevin! 8)


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What a fabulous event :hamster: :hamster: :hamster:

A very big well done :)

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Im so proud of what you are doing with the Jon Wood awarded Coronado Isle of man doublestack!! Great work.

Hey, who is that guy with the DSLR stuck on the end of that scope! Get him out of there.


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Gotta put some miles on that scope! Have two major events coming up in Feb. and April as well.

That would deb my buddy Al. He wanted to give his 6D a try. We ended up getting busy so we went right back to visual.

I will probably take the Coronado out today to image with during lunch.


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Kevin , nice setup I like the location & sign. Clear Skies


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