I don't think this is an appropriate expense for the astronomical society. The society shouldn't subsidize some member's travel expenses and not other's. Frankly it shouldn't subsidize any. The people on the bus should pay for the bus! Siegfried On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
That's right, Chuck. Those who want a two-fer with the new moon down south wouldn't want to be on the bus. But I think Cory and other spouses who don't normally go on astronomical outings, might enjoy a group jaunt like this. Thanks, Joe
________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Car Pool
OK, I get you. This is a quick, one day outing, there and back. I was just thinking that since it will be New Moon, some people were planning on piggybacking some night-time observing from southern Utah, in the same trip, and kill two birds with one stone.
On 1/20/12, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I don't think a lot of people will be photographing the eclipse; at least, when we went to the annular in New Mexico, it was largely a viewing experience. I had my 8-inch along and don't think I bothered to track. For something as short as a series of eclipse photos I don't think I would even need auxiliary power for my laptop, but would for my SBIG camera -- just one battery. Anyway, nobody has to go who doesn't want to. I just thought it would be a pleasant club outing. Thanks, Joe
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