October Punggai Trip photos

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October Punggai Trip photos

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Posting these photos on behalf of James.

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Not much stars to see on this trip, but it was not a wasted trip, Mother nature offers a different spectacle for us. Upon our arrival, we were greeted with a very colourful sunset and soon after , a wonderful display of electric storms that lasted more than 2 hours. Here are some pictures to share:

" Fields of Gold" that's the thought that came to my mind when I took this shot. The setting Sun illuminates the foreground 'Lalang' grass nicely.
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"Rolling Thunder" The thunderstorm just go on and on.............
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NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON'T PANIC
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Just to emphasize again......
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi,
Lightning!! Dangerous time to use the 8" F8.8 Refractor... :mrgreen:

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Awesome pics!
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Beautiful esp the sunset scene , looks surreal
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wow. I always like to watch lightning but from a distance.
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Anyway, seems a nice place to deploy scopes with nice solid ground and toilets nearby. [smilie=cool.gif]
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More photos. Clear blue sky on Saturday morning after the heavy downpour at night, what better than to view the sun. Courtesy of Mr Alfred with his 70mm H-alpha solar filter mated to Tak Sky 90. Also featuring his spanking new I-optron IEQ45 in action.

As usual ever enthusiastic Mr Aw imparting his knowledge to some "newbie"
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Solar obs is fun and the view is different every day.;so have fun.
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