This year we had about 300 attendees. The Moon fell at an odd time this year and caused the Star Party to be in early Sept., or late Oct.. The dates chosen for this year were; Sept 12^th. - Sept. 20^th.. While the weather was not as hot ask expected there were more clouds to deal with.

This is a list of Talks given and who presented them.

• Fast Optics – Mike Lockwood
• Amateur Telescope Making – Mike Lockwood
• Halton Arp and his Peculiar Galaxies - Dennis Webb
• Seeing the Invisible Universe - Mike Ford
• Mysterious Epsilon Aurigae – Brad Ferguson
• Copernicus and His Revolutions: A Guided Tour. – Kerry Magruder
• Constructing an Automated Exploradome – Don Waid
• The Works of Galileo-A Guided Tour – Kerry Magruder
• Amateur Spectroscopy: Future Trends - Jim Edlin
• Giant Eyepiece That Swallows Spacecraft - Al Nagler
• CCD Stack – Don Waid
• Historical Look at NASA and Manned Spaceflight – Jerry Elliott
• Making a DSI-II a Really Cool Camera – John Love
• Apollo 13: Success or Failure? – Jerry Elliott
• Choosing Eyepieces – Al Nagler

Reviews - Comments - Blogs

Cloudy Night Forum thread
Another Cloudy Night Forum thread several pics in this one.
Starmaster Telescopes Review

Donald Horne

title: Milky Way
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In case you're posting photos taken at the 2009 Okie-Tex Star Party, the following URL has some I took at the event. The star field photos were all taken with a Canon 5D Mark II at 28 or 17 mm for about 30 seconds at ISO 3200 or 6400.

http://picasaweb.google.com/TennDon/OkieTexStarParty2009# Thanks very much and I'm praying for 2008 weather in 2010! Donald Horne Nashville, TN

Donald Bumgarner

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We enjoyed Okie Tex again this year. It was our second year and we plan to return in 2010. Attached are two pictures from 9/17/2009. I wanted to see what kind of wide field images I could get with simple inexpensive equipment. Both pictures are 60 second exposures at ISO 1600 using a Canon Rebel XS and Canon 24 mm lens at f 3.2. I used a home made motorized barn door tracker. These two pictures are total unedited and not enhanced. Both images show the dark skies and the Milky Way. One image is toward the west and over the camp building. One image is to the west and includes the Milky Way and M 31. Next year I plan to come with an Astrotrac and longer lens.
Clear Skies,
Donald Bumgarner

John W. Reed

title: Okie-Tex Panorama

John Love

title: Field Level Panorama

JOhn A Davis

title: Wide Field in Perseus (IC348 through NGC1333)
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Howdy,

Had a great time! Weather made imaging particularly challenging this year, but I managed a few images. Here is the first I thought I'd share...

Stats:
FSQ 106EDX f/3.64
STL-11000M -20c
LRGB (200,50,40,60)
CCDStack, CS4

Thanks again for a great week -- looking forward to next year.
Best,
JOhn A Davis

Michael Madden

title: On the Observing Field
title: Two Star Geezers