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Startrail Session IV

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Alrighty, this is the first I do this since I returned from my trip.

This time will be a tad different from previous sessions because the weather is warming up so you won’t be freezing to death… Almost…

It’ll be in March 15th, we’ll hopefully gather by Mishref CO-OP by 18:00. And PLEASE contact at most a day earlier!

What could you possibly do in the middle of the desert!?

Well, these:
A shooting star [November, 14th, 2012]
AlSalmi Startrail [November 14th, 2012]
Startrailing the Milkyway - AlSalmi, Kuwait
AlSalmi Milkyway
AlSalmi Startrail for ~1:30'00"
Milkyway [August, 12th, 2012]
Startrail AlSalmi [August 12th, 2012]

Anyway, for those who attended previous sessions know how to reach me and the drill we go through.

For those who don’t, please read.

Basically, Startrail session is where we hit the desert and isolate ourselves from optical pollution (Street lights and civilization) to stargaze. The weather should be friendly to do this.

What you’d expect:
* Silence. No really, it’s so quiet in there!
* Clear sky. You can see the milkyway and, if we’re lucky, few shooting stars!
* Crescent. That means no moonlight (At least not to an extend) that’ll disturb the scene.
* Informality. Yes, we’re there to have fun. Not resolve diplomatic problems!
* Network coverage. I understand we all want to get in touch. Fortunately, the network coverage is bad. Seriously, we’re there to get out of civilization!
* FIRE!. I have a small grill to use. I might even set up a small bonfire… Maybe…

What you wouldn’t expect:
* Chill weather. We might be in the desert and in March. but bring a sweater or long-sleeved whatever to wear just in case it got chilled.
* Booze/Weed. Yes, if I ever caught you doing that, I’ll report you myself. Bad history.
* Formality. As I said earlier; we’re here to have fun. Not discuss world hunger or riots in Egypt!
* Trash. No, we won’t pick up your trash. We all pick up our own trash. Not that it happened, but just in case. We leave as we came (Minus charcoal)

What we expect:
* Food. BYOF (Bring your own food). No really, we’d be happy to share. But bring yours to make sure we’re all stuffed.
* Behavior. We’re all adults and matured.
* Flash lights. I really can’t explain that. It’ll be dark and flashlights will be useful.
* Chairs\Carpets. You’d probably need to bring a carpet and maybe a chair.
* Camera equipments. If you’re going to click pictures away, you’ll need a good tripod, wide lens (18-55mm would do good), shutter release, batteries, and memory cards!

Please leave a comment or contact me if you’d like to tag along or have a question about this :D


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