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In summer
2018 the entrance hall of the 4 meter dome was renovated, new pictures and
graphics were displayed for the visitors of the public stargazing. In addition,
a laptop and a large screen were installed. The guests of the lodge are offered
a lecture with a short introduction into the southern starry sky when the sky
is overcast or the weather is bad. |
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For the
public observation evenings a 25 x 100mm large binocular (Telescope Service
Ransburg) with very good optical performance was purchased and installed in
front of the 4 meter dome. This allows visitors of larger groups to observe by
themselve to shorten waiting times at the big telescope. During the day it can
also be used for terrestrial observations. |
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Moon and Mars above the 4m
dome |
Self-portrait of Paech with green laser light |
Public Stargazing with Mars above the 4m dome |
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On
July 22nd a complete 22° halo around the 80 % illuminated moon above Onjala
could be observed around 10pm. The halo is formed by refraction of the
moonlight in hexagonal ice prisms, which have about the same length as width
and are completely randomly distributed in the cloud, without a preferred
orientation.
Image
data:
Date: 22.07.2018 Lens: Tamron 24-70 mm/2.8 Di VC USD
at 24 mm f/2.8 Camera: EOS 6D Exposure time: 3.4 s Location: Chameleon
Observatory Onjala Lodge, Namibia Image Processing: Photoshop
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In August
we had a visit from Tino, the son of Peter Pack, who brought his flying drone
with him and we finally got some aerial photos from the Chameleon and Onjala
Observatory. |
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4m dome with entrance hall |
In the foreground Chameleon Observatory |
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and 4m dome |
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Chamäleon Observatory |
Chamäleon Observatory |
Onjala Observatory |
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4by4 driving lession with the "dirty devil" in sandy terrain |
4by4
driving lession with the "dirty devil" in sandy terrain |
Heiners Land Cruiser during
driving lession |
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All Images and all Content are © by Franz
Hofmann, Wolfgang Paech + Dirk Lucius |