June 2006 Pluto Occultation Expedition - Otago, New Zealand

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Auckland Observatory
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Grant Cristie and the Aukland Observatory 14-in telescope
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This is how to use our astrotimer
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Leslie Young and Peter Tipa
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Leslie and Cathy letting the telescope dry out after significant condensation the night before.
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The first place we set up in New Zealand (Middlemarch)
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Setting up INSIDE the hostel at NIWA.
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Setting up OUTSIDE the hostel at NIWA
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A tour of NIWA with Dan
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Testing our timing system
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SNOW!
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An ozone sound balloon launch
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up, up and away...
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The afternoon before the occultation. Our first location on Raggety Ridge.
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Set up on Raggety Ridge
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Ross Dickie, Peter Jaquiery, Leslie Young, Beryl Wayatt We have moved from Raggety Ridge to Wanaka
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We set up in front of the vehicle at the Gillespie farm in Wanaka New Zealand for the occultation.
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