Hancock Field Station Star Party

Rose City Astronomer Star Party at OMSI Hancock Field Station March 28 and 29, 2003

Hancock Field Station is located about 3 miles east of Clarno, Oregon at about the 25 mile marker on highway 218. Hancock Field Station is managed by OMSI. The three primary viewing areas at Hancock Field Station are DOB Valley, Cassegrain Hill and Refractor Ridge. All types of telescopes are used at each viewing area.


On Cassegrain Hill looking east at DOB Valley	On Cassegrain Hill looking east at DOB Valley
$Refractor Ridge$	$Refractor Ridge$
Refractor Ridge, bottom center	Refractor Ridge, bottom left corner
$Refractor Ridge and Cassegrain Hill$	$Vixen refractor telescope$
On Refractor Ridge looking at Cassegrain Hill	Sean's Astronomy Shop showing solar prominences with their new hydrogen-alpha solar filter on a Vixen refractor telescope.

Cassegrain Hill	David Haworth's Celestron CG-11 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope and Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope on Cassegrain Hill

Cassegrain Hill	DOB Valley

Photos of Camp Hancock star parties

Astronomy photos taken at Camp Hancock star parties

David Haworth Vega star trails
David Haworth Mars
Michael Cole Mars
Glenn Graham Lunar Eclipse
Geramy Rapp M51

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