Hi Kim, We decided to try Lakeside. If it looks muddy I for one will take off for Skull Valley. Many thanks, Joe --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Please advise To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 6:59 PM Joe, here's a link to a Google map beginning at exit 77 (SR 196/Skull Valley Road) to Skull Valley: http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=f irefox-a&q=skull+valley+utah&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Skull+Valley,+Utah&gl=u s&ei=mXuJTJDNIoOBlAfZ3O2BDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB oQ8gEwAA. I still don't' know how to use Google map features well enough to save links of what I want to share, but if you pan south in a satellite view you can see the springs and their distinctive horseshoe shape with the knoll to the east. The distance to Horseshoe Springs is just under 10 miles from the exit. I believe it is a State Park and well marked, so you can't miss it. You'll see the knoll on the opposite side of the highway, immediately opposite the springs.
Let me know what you think of the site. It isn't perfect, and you wouldn't want to be there in warm weather (hot and mosquitoes), but it's dark and I took some good pics of comet Hale Bopp from there. One night I observed there with Les Christopher. On that occasion it was windy, but the weather was unstable, anyway. BTW, you definitely don't want to try to set up at the springs; a lot of moisture and mosquitoes. However, just across the highway on the knoll it hasn't been damp and the mosquitoes don't seem to bother. If you go, good luck.
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:16 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Please advise
PS, What I meant to ask is, could you tell us the miles from a turnoff? Thanks again, Joe
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