Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Caliraya Night


It was a adventurous trek to Caliraya, Laguna last Saturday. I brought along my family to see where I have been going for skygazing. Just last Friday night, my wife and I made a quick stop at Robinsons to buy a tent for our use overnight. We set-up our tent immediately when we arrived with the help of our two kids. Then I started to set-up my scopes. But it was a night of poor weather! My disappointment set in when I realized that it was next to impossible to get decent images with the strong winds and haze prevailing that night. Anyway, I tried to shoot between the clouds and all I got was a measly 16-minute exposure total for the Rosette and only one minute for Lulin! The sky grew worse until it started to drizzle. I thought that it was now time to hit the sack. By around 4 am, we dismantled the tent and scopes and headed home.

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