- Finalized the program on Tuesday
- On Friday, woke up at 9 A.M and slept at 4:30 A.M.
- On Saturday, woke up before 7 A.M and got ready.
- Boarded the bus to Karachi at 8:03 A.M
- Felt sleepy in bus.
- Reached Karachi at 9:55 A.M.
- Called Imran bhai, he said he will pick me up by 11:30 A.M.
- Waited for him in a medical store.
- Imran bhai picked me up from Capri Cinema at 11:33 A.M.
- Reached Mr.Hanif’s home in P.E.C.H.S.
- Met Abu Bakar Siddiq, Mr. Hanif, Jagdish there.
- Had a Kadak Doodh Patti at 12:20 P.M
- Mr. Naveed Merchant joined us then.
- Loaded the vehicles.
- Brother Abbas Jafri arrived then.
- Departed from P.E.C.H.S at 12:55 PM.
- 2 Land Cruisers, 1 Prado.
- Destination: Goth Haji Ismail Khan, Near Lakhan Range. Balochistan, Pakistan.
- Myself, Abu Bakar, Mr. Asim Qadri, Brother Abbas Jafri in one Land Cruiser.
- Imran bhai, Mr. Naveed Merchant, Imrana, Naina, and Azhar in other.
- Mr. Hanif, Zain Ahmed, Jagdish, Yaqoob and Ada Sadiq in third vehicle.
- On our way, we discussed Geography, Astronomy and other sciences in detail.
- Zodiac Shift, minerals of Balochistan, and many other things were discussed too.
- Passed by the Hamdard University, Manghopir, Garam Chashma.
- Garam Chashma is a natural flow of water with Sulphuric Acid in Manghopir. Patients of Leprosy take bath there for getting better.
- Entered Balochistan nearly at 2:30 P.M, Mobile Network said Bye Bye to us.
- Super bumpy road.
- Reached Noorani Morr at 3:30 P.M.
- Had lunch there.
- Met G.M Laghari, a young Pakistani Physicist there, he works at SUPARCO. Pleased to meet him.
- After lunch, Kadak Doodh Patti is a must have.
- Departed from Noorani Morr at 4:00 P.M sharp.
- Real tough terrain started from here.
- Reached the camping site at 4:41 P.M
- Climbed the mountain behind the camping site to check the valley view.
- Equipments were being assembled.
- Meade LX200R of Mr. Naveed Merchant.
- Celestron 8″ SCT of Imran bhai.
- Brother Abbas brought his 20×60 binoculars with tripod.
- Mr. Hanif had a Super Camera for night time photography.
- Abu Bakar and I collected some strange-looking fossil type stones from the mountain.
- Packed those stones and hid them.
- Time for prayers.
- Had a Kadak Doodh Patti once again.
- Sun went down.
- Took Moon shots.
- First shot without a telescope, the second shot was aided by the Celestron 8″ SCT.
- Gave an explanation of Zodiac system and Zodiac shift of to Imrana.
- The nose was running like Eridanus.
- Put 2 jackets+woolen cap on to prevent from Hypothermia.
Deep Sky Observing Session Part 1 ends here.
Category: Astronomy
nice journey .