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5200 pairs of glasses at one outreach event! with pics

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The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival at Zoo Atlanta was one of the busiest events I have ever done. Here are some pictures...ohh my aching back.

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and the Townley treatment....



all images with Lunt scopes and PGR Grasshopper 5.0MP cameras using ASTRO IIDC/PS CS6


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I really don't know how you do it Stephen!
5,200! Wow!


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:thumbsup: stephen


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You have more energy than the sun itself :lol:


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:woohoo: well done :bow: :bow: :bow:

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Great effort


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Well done Stephen
& the Solar images are fantastic
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All hail the master! :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:


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