Focus on the Sun: April 26th.

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Focus on the Sun: April 26th.

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Hi everyone. Focus Astronomy will be at Woodland Hills Camera & Telescopes in Woodland Hills, CA for a day of sun! We will have out entire colletion of solar scopes out for viewing! Woodland Hills Camera will also be displaying many of todays latest solar filters and equipment.

This event is open to the public and is entirely free!

More Info: http://telescopes.net/store/events/cat/ ... sonthesun/


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Man! I wish I was there with you guys for this one!


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Hi

if I only had a free ticket to CA ;)


Only stardust in the wind, some fine and some less fine scopes, filters and adapters as well. Switzerland 47 N, 9 E, in the heart of EUROPE :)

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Great stuff!


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Stephen why dont you do something at Camera Bug?


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Thats a dang good idea! It is about time for me to go over there again and do an outreach event.


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For anyone interested the Focus on the Sun day at Woodland Hills Camera is coming along nicely. We will have the following equipment out for use!

Lunt LS35
Lunt LS60
Lunt LS80

Coronado PST
Coronado Solarmax II 60

Focus will also be on site with our private collection of equipment including:

80mm Hershel Wedge scope
120mm CaK scope
Coronado Solarmax 90 double stack (Original Tucson era)


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Re: Focus on the Sun: April 26th.

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Hey Stephen I like the Camera Bug idea... Anita & I would come over for that. Way to go focus on your event !! I made contact with a woman who does both boy & girl scouting today at work. Hoping I hear from her soon..!! Thanks again to all the members who offer their opinions & great images both here and FB.


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