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In
2019 me - Wolfgang - spent almost 8 months in the play from mid-February to
mid-October in Namibia and mainly on Onjala. My wife Rosi was also there twice
x 6 weeks and gave German lessons for prospective tour guides.
Visits
from Bernd Gooßmann and Dirk Lucius fall into this period. Bernd has
produced great narrow band recordings again and Dirk has tested different
cameras and lenses. There was also a 14-day visit by DLR from Berlin in the
shape of Dr. Harald Michaelis, who wanted to test some of the equipment (CCD
camera) for the Jupiter moon mission JUICE.
II myself had the
astronomical supervision of some special groups of visitors, among others a
photo travel group and 2 groups of the Natural Science Society from Windhoek.
In addition there were astro lessons for the tour guide group of Rosi.
A
new portable mount for Chameleon Observatory was put into operation and repair
and maintenance work was carried out on both domes. |
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The picture
above is a self-portrait of me at the new portable mount with setting of the
constellation Orion.
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Jondola and Moritz ...
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...2 carpenters on the road |
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for repairs and new buildings |
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March 2019 ... |
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Opening of the new Onjala Kindergarten ... |
with
guest of Chamäleon tours |
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and 2 permanent teachers
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for
up to 12 children |
Rosi
and her German class in April |
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Flying with friends from Pack Safari
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...I was also allowed to go ... |
Left
Onjala- right Chameleon Observatory |
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3,5 tons of rubber ...
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a
Special class tyre change ... |
at
the Bulldozer of the Lodge |
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a 24 hour crescent moon |
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sunset in the bush |
a
rainbow in April
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Evening atmosphere
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Onjala- and Chamäleon Observatory |
Evening atmosphere |
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the baboons ...
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were
all the time ... |
very
active |
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cooking Glühwein ...
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for
the both groups ... |
of
NWG of Windhoek |
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a rainbow in April |
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Ash-grey earth light, 36 hours after new moon
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rain
at sunset |
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Full moon rise at Rooisand
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Zodiacal light on Onjala |
Sundowner with Rosi |
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The new portable mount ...
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a
AstroPhysics MACH 1 ... |
with
thePentax refractor and guide scope |
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Battery backup energy ...
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for
power loss |
new power supplies for the 3- and 4m dome |
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Crescent moon with moving clouds
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a
little sand devil in September |
the
"dirty devil" at Sundowner |
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crashed laptop ...
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again and again bird's nests in the 4m domel ... |
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and one last Selfi in October |
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