Checkout a 270° animated panorama of Hakos in detail below:
Checkout a 270° animated panorama of Hakos in detail below:
| My wife and me stayed at the guest farm Hakos, situated 120 km southwest from Windhoek in a mountainous area near the Gamsberg Pass at 1800m elevation. |  |
| The team managing the farm from left to rigth: Walter, his daughter Waltraud and her husband Friedhelm. They assure a very warm and personal atmosphere for the guests. Friedhelm is experienced with all the problems amateur astronomers may have. |  |
| Close to the farm there is the IAS observatory housing a C14 and a 18" Bath astrograph on 2 heavy mounts with roll-off roofs. |  |
| The Hakos observatory with roll-off roof (in the back) houses a C8 and a 5" refractor on a heavy Zeiss mount. Beside it there is a platform with 2 steel piers that can be rented to carry any personal equipment. The wind shields (mesh) are very effective and allow imaging even under heavy wind. |  |
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Here you see my setup with the AP400 from Michael Karrer, carrying the 4" TMB and the STL-11000, now coupled to the 200mm Canon lens. The combo proved well even during heavy wind conditions. During the night the temperatures fell down to chilling 3-10 C. |
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In the free time we enjoyed very much the impressive scenery, the friendly environment, delicious meals and warm coffee and tea throughout the night. |  |
