Deb, what is this? First I have hear of it. Jim
From: astrodeb@beyondbb.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 17:29:18 -0400> Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties> > It does not look good for Friday, but how about Saturday night? It's a little too > > hot here down in St George. I could use some cooler weather and dark skies up north.> > > > http://cleardarksky.com/c/SpnsFkUTkey.html?1> > > > How far is is Mount Pleasant from St George? I have to be back by 1:30pm Sunday > > afternoon.> > > > Debbie> > > > On Thu May 17 15:04 , 'Kim' <kimharch@cut.net> sent:> > > > >As a matter of fact, there is a great site about 4 miles away - the backyard> > >of the house we rented for two years. I just spoke with the owner, and he> > >would allow us to use the yard and the bathroom in the house (it isn't yet> > >occupied). The house is near the mountains, so the eastern horizon is> > >elevated a bit, but not too much so. You can see a photo that I took of the> > >Milky way shortly after we moved to get a sense of how dark the skies are:> > >http://www.utahastronomy.com/Kim/Sagittarius_Milky_Way_1_001. The yard is> > >large and should accommodate a dozen or so scopes. Only problem is there is> > >no tent camping, but there is a generous gravel area for parking a trailer> > >and we are welcome to throw a sleeping bag on the ground if we need to> > >crash. The owner also requested that there be no consumption of alcoholic> > >beverages, nude dancing around the campfire, burning man (or woman) rituals,> > >and that we generally behave ourselves. The elevation is about 6500 feet, so> > >it can get cold, but it is rarely windy. The house isn't heated, but at> > >least we could get in out of the cold to warm up if needed. Power is also> > >available for anyone who needs it. I offered to pay for the use of the> > >place, but the owner said it would probably be OK without paying anything.> > >Let me know.> > >> > >Another possibility is an elevated site (maybe a hundred feet or so) on a> > >small hilltop, also nearby. Seeing may be better there, but there are no> > >amenities. I think there would also be room for a dozen scopes. The access> > >road is a bit steep and probably not suitable for trailers. If you wish,> > >I'll check into using that site. > > >> > >Anyone have a handle on the weather forecast for this weekend? > > >> > >Kim> > >> > >-----Original Message-----> > >From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com> > >[mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On> > >Behalf Of Don J. Colton> > >Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:56 PM> > >To: 'Utah Astronomy'> > >Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties> > >> > >Do you have a site that is close to your house several of us could come> > >to. The Wedge is quite a bit farther and Skyline would probably be> > >pretty cold. It would be nice to get a good dark eastern horizon.> > >> > >> > >_______________________________________________> > >Utah-Astronomy mailing list> > >Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> > >Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> Utah-Astronomy mailing list> Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com