Welcome to OSP Winter Freeze Out - 2018.
The OSP Winter Freeze Out was held February 14th to the 19th!!
With threat of rain we stayed in The Valley soaking up what Sun and warmth we could, then headed up to Overgaard on Friday!
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And when we arrived we saw signs of Spring....
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One awesome sunset after another....
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Nice shot, Joe! I was thinking about how pretty the view was and how changed the observatory site has become....
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Basic gear getting set up to accommodate the next few days of astro-fun!....
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YES, COLD!!....
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Joe's image of hoar frost! We did have high humidity, somewhat expected in Winter....
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Another of Joe's images of hoar frost....
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And Joe's image of the local wildlife....
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Tried out the new Three Bears Cafe for a breakfast! Joe was impressed with the menu and taste....
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The Log Book is still holding up! Must plan on some reinforcements, though....
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Still plenty of room! It is a good thing the yearly pictures are taken to show the older entries....
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Things began to clear and a crescent Moon showed itself!....
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Tripod blocks and center anchors set up might keep a tripod from being kicked over at night....
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And we were not disappointed at twilight! Zodiacal Light plainly visible!....
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Joe's very cool shot of Orion using a Hydrogen Alpha filter!....
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Joe's shot of the triplet of galaxies in Leo; 'Leo trio'!!....
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And as always; All good things must end.... Back in The Valley the image processing began, drinks were poured, good time had by all!....
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