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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Location:        Sycamore Canyon Open Preserve - 300 yards short of the staging area (due to lack of parking)

Weather:        Clear!

People:          60 passersby at Mission Bay, including Dash, Leigh, Grandma and Grandpa Stokes

Equipment:    Coronado SolarMaxII 60 Stacked, Orion 120ST (glass), Lightbridge 12 (Seymour Solar)

Goals going in:

No clouds! 

Summary

camera-phone pictures, but what the heck...

 

Dash's Eclipse Hand Puppet of a Rabbit or Badger or something (note the crescents: they're projections of the eclipse.

Highlights:

Lot of fun, lot of people, family.  Most coverage I've seen (80%+).  Handpuppets can project the eclipse!

Other Observations: