Old ITT images 1988 - 2009

From 1987 to 1990 at Wöllaner Nock (site about alt. 1800 m).

The best weather we had in 1988, and the legendary night in 1989. Only Haley attended all ITT's so far, I missed
the Gerlitzen-events (1985 and 1986), and 1990.

1988: At Woellaner Nock

Evening


f.l. Dieter, Johannes, Haley, Veranstalter Wolfgang,
Hans-Georg, Friedhelm a. Ralph

Haley's 13-inch "Bismarck"

Hans-Georg's 10-inch "Ferdinand"

Yoda's 10-inch, with Rainer and Julius

In the Munich camp: Setting up

It's getting quite crowded

Oliver, Tom and Georg

1988: The Munich VSW-delegation at the ITT

f.l. Dieter, Barny, Ben, Friedhelm, Ralph, Hans-Georg, Johannes and Haley

1989: Before the fantastic night to Friday, September 1

one of my best Alpine nights ever , at left my 10", r. back Detlefs 17"

With my 10"

Barny at the car

The biggest aperture: Detlef (left) with his 17"

Friday: Haley builds up his yurt ...

... it's already clouding; at Sunday he was snowed in

At Saturday we had already thick clouds ...

... as forerunners of a european-wide cold front

The "Food Feast" at Geigerhuette started at Saturday noon

Tom, Ben, Rainer, Haley, Julius, Hans-Georg, Erich (with friend), Johanna, Barny

From 1991 to 1995 at Dobratsch (P9, about alt. 1700 m)

The best weather we had in 1991, and also 1995, where we had two nights of excellent transparency after
the passing of a snow front.

1991: At our parking place P9, with P10 in the back

Barny at his 10-inch

Manfred at his 13-inch

f.l. Franz, Moni and Haley

v.l. Susi, Julius, Barny, Manfred, Sonja

Wolfgang (center), l. Matthias

The dobsons are coming !

1992: Walter's 22-inch f/5.6

At our 10-inch Bino

1993: The weather was changeable, ...

v.l. Oliver, Franz, Jochen, Alexander and Martin

... with one very good second half night

v.l. Franz, Stefan, Axel and Manfred

1994: Big dobsons at P9

Martin B. and Walter (links) were our neighbors for years

Our group with the flag ...

v.l. Franz, Haley, John, Stefan, Martin, Friedhelm, Jochen, Boris, Axel, Manfred, John W.

... of the Munich public observatory

v.l. John , Stefan, Gabi, Haley, Friedhelm, John Wiesen

Manfred and Julius

with Haley's 10-inch "Christina"

Friedhelm and Manfred

with 16-inch , 8-inch Bino and 10-inch

At our parking place 9

l. our telescopes, r. the 10-inch Bino of John W.

Anderl at his 7-inch refraktor "Balu"

Andreas and Michael

Laser fight with P10, Martin and Tassilo

Erich

Friedhelm's 16-inch and Martin's 14-inch "Odie"

John's 10-Zoll bino

attended both the ITT and theITV

Hike to Dobratsch (alt. 2166 m)

v.l.Julius, Friedhelm, Silke, Boris, Jochen

1995: Aichinger Huette with camping possibilities

Boris and Martin with Backnang 30-inch

Frank, Martin, Boris, Walter, Manfred

Since 1996 at the Emberger Alm ("Western Meadows" about alt. 1770 m)

The best weather conditions we had in 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2011, in part with both good seeing and good transparency.
We had the very best transparency in 2008 after the passing of a snow front, when the zodiacal band was easily seen
over the whole sky.


1996: Martin Birkmaier's corner, with 20-inch f/4, r. Peter A.

Over the years Julius and I often filled in for Martin at his 20-inch

Wolf Hartmann's corner

With Wolf (center), and r. Walter and Stefan (Ulm)

L. Thomas, r. Peter F. and Wolfgang

Before the snow front we had 3 hours of excellent skies

Walter and Frank (with his 20-inch)

f.l. Hannes, Sonja, Gurki, Jochen, Haley

Starting a hike, Moni and Manfred

Julius, Moni, Manfred; with goal Knoten (back)

Moni and Ben close to summit (alt. 2214 m)

Another hike: Knoten now a bit in snow ...

... Julius, Jochen on Nassfeldriegel (alt. 2238 m)

1997

v.l. Jochen, Julius, Andi, Martin E., Alexander, Franz, Boris, Robin, Ben and Mario

Mit 25x150 Bino

v.l. Frank, Haley, Ben, Rainer, Julius, Walter and Martin B.

The Tyroleans

hier gabs super Objekte in der letzten (besten) von drei guten Nächten

Lower site, with Sattlegger Alm

diesmal hatten wir fast durchgehend perfektes Wetter

Jochen and Robin in "Dobson Valley"

here I had excellent views in the last (best) of three nights

Evening in the South-East

this time we had continously good weather

Two hikes to Hochtristen (alt. 2536 m)

Two different hiking trips to the central local peak of Hochtristen, in perfect weather conditions. The routes were partly different,
with two mountain lakes along the way- the Einsee (alt. 2100 m ), and Zweiseen (alt. 2236 m). Both hikes took about 7 hours.

Hochtristen (center), on the way back in evening light

Zweisee

At Einsee

First group: On the ascent

2.f.l. Michael, Jochen, Moni, Johannes

On Hochtristen summit

f.l. Moni, Michael, Haley, Ben, Johannes and Jochen

Descent below summit

f.l. Jochen, Johannes, Moni, Michael, Haley

On the ascent

... in a typical primary rock landscape

Second trip: On the summit

f.l. Jochen, Andi, Silke, Josef, Robin und Boris

On the way back at Einsee

... later we eventually came into the darkness

1998

v.l. Boris, Julius, Walter, Erich, Ben, Hans-Georg, Manfred and Martin

On the Grafischer Tristen (alt. 2553 m)

f.l. Boris, Andi, Robin and Jochen

Julius swims in Zweisee (alt. 2236 m)

... and comments: "Delightful !"

1999: Our Dobson Park - Three and a half excellent nights

in two nights observing until 5:30

Stefan S. with his 18-inch

an old ITV observer visits the ITT

Manfred, Volker and Dominique

at Detlef's 17-inch

Annette and Martin

with the legendary airbed

On the way to Einsee

f.l. Volker, Dominique, Gabi and Manfred

An approaching storm

... otherwise weather conditions were nearly perfect

2000: On the western meadows

With Manfred, Haley and Gabi ...

... on the way to Knoten (alt. 2214 m)

2001: f.l. Haley, Gabi, Franz and Manfred

Manfred on Nassfeldriegel (alt. 2238 m)

Excellent transparency in the last night

2002: The Munich group

f.l. Haley, Manfred, Patrick, Franz, Ben, Moni, Oliver and Rainer

Morning scenery

View to south east

Patrick has built both the 14-inch ...

... and my 6-inch travel-Dobson "Bebra"

At the 24-inch "Kyklopas" of Stathis

Dobson meeting: Frank's 20-inch, "Bebra" and "Kyklopas"

The lower area

2003: With Knoten (Mitte) in view...

Also observing in three clear nights ...

... once again on a hike to Hochtristen

... one had excellent transparency & good seeing.

On top (2536 m) with Manfred and Haley

in the background Grossglockner (3798 m) and Pasterze

2006: Julian and Patrick at Teleskop Service

Greetings from Juergen

A 10-inch bino

Matthias (right) and his lightweight 20-inch

I observed here in an excellent 2nd night-half

Howie Glatter (below)

visited the ITT

Markus Ludes

participates at the ITT since the late 80s

2007: Gabi, Gabi (ET), Haley with 10-inch "Schdoffal"

Michael came to ITT several times

Gratifications at Sattleggers Alpenhof

2008: With Haley to Nassfeldriegel ...

... still before the big snow (Image: Haley)

But shops had opened

Haley at Saturday noon; clouds already ...

... broke up. After the front ...

... it became increasingly clear, and ...

... in the night we had a phenomenal transparency

Julian and Sandra

2009: Hochtristen, with Barny and Gabi

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