The Alamo, San Antonio

US Interstate 10 - the Road to the Texas Star Party

The Prude Ranch gate, made famous in a lot of astronomy magazines and websites

Another view of the Prude Ranch entrance

Bunkhouse room at the Prude Ranch

Part of the Upper Observing Field

A wide angle view of the Upper Field, from the north western corner

30" Starmaster, belonging to Alvin Huey

A very nice 12" Dob on the Upper Field

The Middle Field at TSP

Information board at the VLBA

The Fort Davis Antenna of the Very Long Baseline Array

The vendors' building. Everything from scopes to eyepieces to atlases and red torches are sold here during TSP.

Davis Mountains scenery - fortunately all the cloud went away at dusk

Davis Mountains scenery

"You're in John Wayne country, now!"

Scenery in the Davis Mountains

Scenery in the Davis Mountains

Sunset over the TSP

People begin to set up, as the light starts to fade

Larry Mitchell's 36" Obsession Dobsonian. I have been fortunate to get to use this a lot during my TSP trips.

McDonald Observatory

Some TSP-ers looking at the sun with a special filter

McDonald Observatory information sign

The Otto Struve dome at McDonald Observatory

The 82" Otto Struve Telescope

The dome of the Hobby Eberly Telescope

Information in the Harlan J Smith dome

The Harlan J Smith dome at McDonald Observatory

The 107" Harlan J Smith Telescope

Lunar Laser Ranging information sign at McDonald Observatory

McDonald Observatory - view from Mt Locke across to the Hobby Eberly Telescope

McDonald Observatory Visitor Center