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DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory:

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Description of Pictures: The new outdoors observatory opened this year.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SIAIPO_090704_08.JPG: Opening in August Public Observatory Project This observatory will house a 16-inch telescope lent by the Harvard College Observatory. It will be free to the public. Open 11:00am to 3:00pm daily, weather permitting. (sic -- only open during daylight??) This project is funded by the National Science Foundation and is an activity in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy
2. SIAIPO_090829_22.JPG: One of the workers told me that this company, Sirius Observatories, builds observatories mostly for private astronomers. Interesting thing to have in your back yard!
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Description of Subject Matter: Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory:
Looking through telescopes at astronomical objects during the day? That's right! Come by the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory to look through our telescopes and discover craters on the Moon, spots on the Sun (using safe solar filters), the phases of Venus, or other wonders of the universe. When the weather is clear, the Public Observatory is open for daytime telescopic viewing, guided by our staff of astronomy educators. Portable telescopes provide different views of the Sun and Moon. You can also participate in hands-on, interactive activities, learn more about astronomy and telescopes, and sometimes talk with a research astronomer during Astronomy Chat.
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2009 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used the Fuji S100fs. I've also got a Nikon D90 and a newer Fuji -- the S200EHX -- both of which are nice but I still prefer the flexibility of the Fuji. Trips this year: Niagara Falls, NY, New York City, Civil War Trust conferences in Gettysburg, PA and Springfield, IL, and my 4th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles, Yosemite, Death Valley, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of a Lincoln-Obama cupcake sculpture published in Civil War Times and WUSA-9, the local CBS affiliate, ran a quick piece on me. A picture that I took at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium appeared in the National Archives' "Prologue" magazine. I became a volunteer with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Number of photos taken this year: 417,000.
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