I was in Moab for a couple of weeks in September teaching night classes. During the day I was able to do some hiking in Arches and Canyonlands. It was a wonderful work and play time. While in Arches one day, I had the opportunity to talk to a senior ranger about astronomy programs in the Parks. He remembers the day when our group used to come there and set up our scopes at Panorama Point. He says that he would love for us to come back and will do anything he can to accommodate us. He says they would like solar viewing at the Visitors Center and programs followed by stargazing in the campgrounds. While they are on solar lighting that makes it impossible to turn off some lights, they would cover them up it they were in our way. NASA's Night Sky Network loves us for our Park programs. We have been featured on their web site last week and have also received some prizes (we will probably raffle them off at the Solstice Festival). However, when I reported this news to President Lyon, he stated that as he remembers his viewing days there the southern exposure suffered from Moab city glow. Unfortunately, I never got to the park at night to check it out as my classes were in the evening. Has anyone been out to Arches lately with a telescope? Can you tell us about the night skies there? If Lowell remembers city glow several years ago, the glow has got to be worse now. Please let me know your thoughts. I need to get back in touch with the ranger. He was so grateful to our group for our past star parties. He said that they would do all the advertising, save us the group campsite, etc... Our viewing at Bryce and at Capitol Reef is exquisite and well worth our time and effort. We enjoy showing the public the sky (such as the Europeans who have never seen the Milky Way before) but for us to travel and set up our scopes, we need some good skies for our own pleasure. Is Arches worth it? Also, I have a new Night Sky Network toolkit. This one is called Shadows and Silhouettes. It is about how eclipses work. Additionally, I have a wonderful kit that Kurt Fisher put together on lenses. If anyone is interested in checking out these kits (or any of the other ones) please feel free to contact me. -A