|
The 15th Annual Astronomy at the Beach (Kensington Metropark, September 9-10, 2011) |
Some assorted scenes from “Astronomy at the Beach.”
Wood Telescope
Aiming a Scope
Sunset
Large binoculars like these are often used to search for comets.
Over the past few years, visitors have seen several comets at Astronomy at the Beach.
This photograph is of Comet Hyakutake and was taken at Island Lake State Recreation Area (located near Brighton, Michigan) on April 1, 1996.
Copyright © 1996-2011, Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs.
Except for Comet Hyakutake, all photographs on this page taken at Kensington Metropark during “Astronomy at the Beach.”
The following photographs were taken by:
Web page constructed by Dave Snyder.
For questions about “Astronomy at the Beach,” contact Dave D’Onofrio at Dave1ACT@aol.com, Bob MacFarland at stargzr.bob@gmail.com or Kensington Metropark at 1-800 477-3178.
This page last modified July 5, 2010.