Meteor Expedition 2011 | Namibia
Hakos Guest Farm
Frankfurt Airport during the afternoon of sunday July 24, 2011.
Date: July 24, 2011
Through the cloud cover after take-off from Frankfurt airport.
The Rhine river flows through the German landscape.
The coastline of Italy after sunset.
Starting twilight over the Mediterranean.
Arrival at Hosea Kutako, Namibia's international airport near Windhoek.
Date: July 25, 2011
Airplane of our trip to Namibia's international airport near Windhoek.
Date: July 25, 2011 | Credits: Michel Vandeputte
Our transport from the airport to the Hakos Guest Farm on the monday morning of July 25th.
Date: July 25, 2011 | In the picture we see Carl Johannink.
First introduction to the Namibian Landscape.
Date: July 25, 2011 | From left to right Casper ter Kuile, Carl Johannink and Koen Miskotte.
On the way to Hakos Guest Farm we cross the Kupferberg Pass southwest of Windhoek.
The Kupferberg Pass southwest of Windhoek.
On the way to Hakos Guest Farm on gravel roads only.
Hakos Guest Farm, residence and observatory for two weeks.
Hakos Guest Farm with a number of surrounding observatories.
One of the many observatories on the Hakos site.
The observatory of the Urania public observatory from Antwerp on the grounds of the Hakos Guest Farm.
The Gamsberg, at 2347 meters the fourth highest mountain in Namibia, seen from the Hakos Guest Farm.
Set up the all-sky camera at dusk for photographing the night sky.
Date: July 25, 2011 | Credits: Carl Johannink
The all-sky camera EN94 in Namibia for capturing all bright meteors on the evening of July 25, 2011.
Casper ter Kuile (left) and Carl Johannink install wide-angle cameras for capturing the starry sky.
The self-made all-sky camera with the Gamsberg in the background.
