I just received this from Ranger Kevin Poe at Bryce Canyon. patrick +++++ Spread the news far and wide through SLAS that we have Story Musgrave (6 time shuttle astronaut and "mother earth defender") for the 8th Annual Astronomy Festival's Keynote Speaker! First night of the festival Wednesday June 25 we will have Story and the telescopes (I'm hoping many from SLAS can find a way to make it down here that early in the week) in Panguitch so that we can take advantage of the 1500 seat capacity of the town's Indoor Rodeo Arena. The neighboring town park has a great place to set up 25-30 scopes (I'll email pictures next week) and I'm pretty sure I can get the town to institute a voluntary "black out" for that night. Nevertheless it won't be as dark as Bryce (and the moon rises at 00:35) but this has the potential to be a most excellent outreach opportunity. Perhaps this event will serve as a launching point for future efforts to institute a county-wide lighting ordinance and to an encourage our local power company, Garkane, to phase out their "free" unshielded light fixtures that plague Southern Utah -- we've finally got an "ally" on their board of directors. To that end I'm endeavoring the make this the biggest media event since the Olympic Torch came through - inviting Congressman Jim Matheson, our Regional Chief of Interpretation, Phil Zichtermann, perhaps the director of the entire NPS, Mary Bomar, all the major television stations, etc. Needless to say we would forever be in SLAS's debt if we could count on a strong showing from your always excellent club members for that Wednesday night! Of course SLAS would be recognized as our guests of honor second only to Story Musgrave! Kevin Poe (435) 834-4412 Interpretive Park Ranger Bryce Canyon National Park