Michael Hotka's
Astro Buddies
Here are pictures of my friends I hang out with under dark skies.
Once in a while, Barbara tags along...
Gary Garzone with his 16 inch telescope.
Vern Raben setting for a night of imaging.
Jim Holder catching some sky.
Jim Holder at WUTS 2008
Bill Possel always brings Oreos to the dark sites.
Bill Travis unloading his nice scope.
John Figorski likes to look at faint stuff too.
We call ourselves Dark Sky Marines. This is our command post.
Allen Kiplinger is an astronomer, by profession. He watches CMEs pass the earth.
Menite Veldheus lets me play at Little Thompson Observatory.
Dan Lazlo and one of his fine telescopes. Barbara and Colby also enjoying the sun(ny) day.
Tom Teters from the Northern Colorado club.
Tim Brown with his tri-sheep herder or whatever it is...
Tim also is a professional astronomer, by trade. Here is trying to detect the atmosphere of Venus as it transited the Sun.
Joe Gafford and his imaging setup. He sleeps in it also.
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