Star Party in Mendoza, Argentina

[Max]

Hi guys!!

Some pictures from the star party in Mendoza, Argentina the last January. Beautiful place for vacations and one of the best skies in the country.

Cheers!!

Max

[Max]

a couple more...

[iceman]

Beautiful pictures of a stunning location.
Glad you got clear skies!

[Lester]

Beautiful looking area, thanks for the images Max.

[lacad01]

Thanks for these images Max. Great to see Southern skies from another part of the globe :thumbsup:

[Liz]

Thanks Max .... great images!!

[jjjnettie]

Isn't it good to know that Star Parties are the same the world over!:D

[Dennis]

Hi Max

Wow – what a stunning location, you have some beautiful countryside surrounding the astro camp location. Thanks for posting these photos, its great to be able to get an insight into other astro camps.

Several attendees appear to be wearing the same T-shirts; grey body with dark sleeves – are these the official astro camp T-shirts? It would be nice to have a collection if one were able to travel the globe and attend astro camps in each country.

I suspect that river would be cold if its source were the hills/mountains in the background?

Cheers

Dennis

[spacezebra]

WOW, what a spectacular location! Max thankyou for posting the images.

Cheers Petra d.

[jjjnettie]

I noticed there were a few Mini Towers being set up on the field.
They must be pretty popular over your way.

[Max]

Thanks all for the coments!!!

My english is not so well but Im going to try to explain some things.

About the t-shirts: In Argentina we have a Astronomy forum www.espacioprofundo.com.ar (http://www.espacioprofundo.com.ar) and there are several groups around the country, one of them called "Astronomical Cuyum Brotherhood" they hosted the star party and gift shirts with the logo of his group, that is why we are all with the same shirt. Here is few more pictures and one where we are all together.

We are also distributors for several brands of telescopes across the country, including Ioptron, that is why the quantity of Minitowers :lol:

P.S.: The water was really cold!!!!:sadeyes:

Cheers!!

[RB]

Wonderful location and lovely photos Max.
Thanks for sharing with us.

Love the LMC and SMC shot too.

:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

wow, altitude, clear skies, looks like a great time too.

[mental4astro]

Que tal Max,

Como les trato el tiempo?

No conosco muy bien la geografia de Argentina, Mendoza esta al oeste de Buenos Aires?

Y cuanto tiempo duro la fiesta?

Cuanta gente atendio y cuantos y que tipos de telescopios avian?

Mental. Viva la Celeste!

-how was the weather?
-where is Mendoza in relation to Buenos Aires?
-how long did the star party go for?
-how many people attended, and how many and types of scopes were there?

[astroron]

Thanks for posting Max and Welcome,:welcome:
It looks like you had a good time:)
I would love to observe among the mountains:)
Say hello to all your friends, from us in Australia:thumbsup:

[Inmykombi]

Wow, looks like a great location.
Send some of those clear skies over here please.

Very nice shots of the Southern sky too.

Geoffro

[citivolus]

It looks like a very beautiful location. You are fortunate to live in such a diverse country geographically.

[astro_south]

Wow Max

... and I was only 650kms up the road for most of January - if only I had known it was on ;) . It is nice to see what I was missing under the glare of the all night lighting at the Alumbrera mine. Geographically Max your country is spectacular and I hope to make it back one day with more of a touristy focus.

[Max]

Hey All!!

Thanks all for the coments!!!

I like my country very much, I am a "Mountain guy" :lol: and we have a lot of that!!

The only thing we dont have is The Formula 1 and I hope the y come back in 2010:rofl:

Cheers!!!

[Octane]

Max,

What an awesome location for a star party. I envy you!

Great shots.

Regards,
Humayun

[norm]

Hi Max,

Thanks for posting the pics! Scenery looks great. Whats the avg temperature in January over there and what altitude was the astrocamp?

Nothing beats clear skies and fresh air !!!

Clear Skies Norm:thumbsup: