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Weather looks pretty shit as of now. The road will require at least 35s and lockers to get to the site, a significant amount of snow is on the road. The event will be likely postponed to a future date.

yeah, its not that big of a deal. come and join.

@FJTim The meeting location beforehand is the qfc in town. You can also choose to meet at the site if you can't meet up in time for the convoy out there. There should be plenty of room for people it seems. @Boort thanks for all the information, you've definitely helped out. I'm gonna...

There might still be snow at that elevation, but not enough to make it impassable. Me and some friends recently took a stock 88 Audi Quattro out there, and with some mild scraping it made it ok. CB's are encouraged for banter while on the road convoy, but not necessarily needed. I'd say...

There might still be snow at that elevation, but not enough to make it impassable. Me and some friends recently took a stock 88 Audi Quattro out there, and with some mild scraping it made it ok. I'd say just plan on being cold, and staying up late. This site is deep in the Alpine lakes...

yes, the destination is blackhawk mine. it is a somewhat large cleared out lot where large trucks used to turn around, with excellent south facing visibility. the area should be good for 12 trucks camping, but not too much more.

hey just so you know i changed the date to the following weekend on recommendation from Boort, since we will actually have the milky way within view that weekend. i hope that you can still come out! "The following weekend Apr7-8 will be better (weather permitting) as you'll have no moon until...

great info on the date choice, im still a bit green on picking specific dates for celestial events... ill edit the event to coincide with this information. the site is a southeast facing mountain ridge that i have been able to get some good pictures at in the past, with enough elevation to not...

3/29/18 update: the site is under notable amounts of snow and might not be passable. the event will continue as long as the sky is clear. basic required items: camera capable of manual shutter control tripod (debatable, ive done quite a few shots on stacked rocks) shutter remote or self timer...

I set the date for the Seattle area astrophotography meet for april 7-8. it will be held about an hour outside of north bend in the north fork snoqualmie river vallley. check out the rally point post.

well, great to hear there are a few interested parties. we can shoot for a date in april that's TBD, somewhere in the warmer half of the state like teeanaway or somewhere around blewitt pass's roads. open to suggestions, take a gander at the dark sky map and shout something out. i will be there...

ill share some stuff i have taken with the nikon stock 18-55 on a D5100 so that you guys can see what is possible with a bit of knowledge. all three pics taken in the alpine lakes wilderness used stacked rocks instead of a tripod, with a remote timer. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA Lake...

Link to rally point deets: https://www.overlandbound.com/event/seattle-area-astrophotography-meet-and-campsite-cleanup/ happy 2018 folks! I hope the holidays treated you all well! They have personally left me miserable and starved for the outdoors. I also went through a lousy breakup of a...

for what it's worth, most synthetic oils are an API grade 3 synthetic, and not a true synthetic, like most castrol synthetics. grade 3's only have to be 30% synthetic to use the term legally. mix those all you want with shitty oil. grade 4 synthetics are a poly-alpha-olefin and is a 100%...

Most of Washington state has been settled in one way or another by miners and loggers. I also go and hunt these mines out and follow overgrown mining roads up in the cascades near Seattle. The real problem is how fast nature reclaims these areas, as a lot of the mines were in operation til the...

as promised, here is a link on the auto up window mod. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/auto-up-window-mod.15277/ youll need a 1n4001 diode, soldering iron and a small screwdriver. the PCB is labeled where to add the diode and its orientation. takes roughly 30 minutes. youre always welcome...