Chuck, This is the first star party I have missed this year. I had a commitment that I couldn't get out of so had to pass. See you at 2:30 PM. Thanks Rodger -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 12:38 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Sun party Sept. 10 Where were you today, Rodger? Here are some pics of today's Sun Party at Winchester Park. I have to agree with the regulars that this is a very good valley location for solar viewing. I left at 11:30 and the seeing was still acceptable. In fact it was pretty good for approaching mid-day. The field: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/09-10-11_0924.jpg Here's my solar setup at the sun party. PST with 18mm ortho eyepiece, background. After using a Teletrack Goto mount for this scope for over a year, I switched to a light-duty equatorial with synchronous drive, powered by a small inverter. Setup is now much simpler. Precise polar alignment isn't needed at the low powers used with the PST. The sun stays in the field of view for hours. Setup takes one minute. http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/09-10-11_0925.jpg _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php