Jett Aguilar calibrates his
telescope setup prior to start of eclipse. |
ALPers were all smiles as they
waited for first contact. |
Who is the fairest of them
all? :) |
Guest Mr. Yoshikatsu Chikira and Ms. Jojo
Doliente of Sun East Asia Corporation joined
ALPers at Boardwalk to observe the partial solar
eclipse with the IYA-NOC sponsored Galileo Scope. |
Members of Manila Planetarium
also joined ALPers in setting up their scope to
observe the eclipse. |
A battery of ALP telescopes
were trained at the Sun prior to first contact! |
Mrs. Chikira was also there to join Mr. Chikira as
well as staffs of Sun East Asia Corporation
to observe the partial solar eclipse . |
ABS-CBN video crew were also
at the Boardwalk to join ALP in documenting the
partial solar eclipse. |
ALP Secretary Rich Pijuan &
Membership Chairperson Angie Tan strike a pose while
ALP member Alfonso Sy looks through Angie's portable
refractor. |
ALP president and upcoming ALP
China Total Slar Eclipse expedition team leader was
there to document the eclipse as well as use the
event to make a dry run for the ALP
eclipse team members. |
ALPer Andrew Ian Chan brought
along his new telescope to test it at eclipsed Sun. |
ALP VP Jett Aguilar and AP
photographer Aaron Favilla - " Who is more handsome
here when it comes to camera lens:) LOL" |
ALP President James Kevin Ty
refocus his setup as he decided to changed back to
prime focus before the Eclipsed Sun sets behind a
large freighter. His earlier setup wth 2x
barlow lens almost fill the whole camera frame!
|
Another shot of the ALPers
documenting the eclipse with their telescope setup. |
ALPer Alfonso Sy was seriously
observing the eclipse Sun prior to sunset.
Note that solar filter was removed because the Sun
was already very low in the horizon. But
a SOLAR FILTER MUST BE INSTALLED AT ALL TIMES ON
NORMAL SOLAR OBSERVATION SESSION . |
ALP upcoming July total solar
eclipse expedition team leader James Kevin Ty was
satisfied with the results of their first dry run
practice. Good job ALPers!!! |
ALP PRO Alice Villa-Real posed
with students of Roosevelt Colege of Cainta ,
Rizal |
ALPers Boardwalk Group posed
for posterity after a successful documentation of
the partial solar eclipse. |
ALPer Armando Lee leads the SM
MOA South Wing Seaside group in documenting the
partial solar eclipse. |
ALPer Armando Lee (L) posed
with his RTU Astro students after a successful
observation and documentation of the eclipse.
RTU astro student Antoinette Icot (2nd from front
right) also joined ALP as full member that day as
well! Welcome Antoinette to ALP! |
ALP SM MOA Southwing Seaside
Group had a good dinner after sunset. Great
Job as well! |
2 lovers watch the eclipsed
Sun as the girl's chaperon closely watch over them !
How romantic! :) LOL |
