On 03 Sep 2007, at 01:10, Chuck Hards wrote:
I almost certainly can't make the BOD meeting. Prior commitment. Someone else with more clout than I will have to suggest it..Ann? *;o)*
Would you be willing to have it on an already scheduled SPOC night, just starting well before sunset? Or how's about tying in with the fundraiser star party SLAS is already committed to at the Denny's in Tooele (for the Tooele high school athletic department) on the 19th of this month? That starts at 5 which will be well before sunset.
Actually we don't need any SPOC telescopes for sun party/car show...
Need? No, but why not try for "officialdom" first. After all, SLAS does have a very nice H-alpha scope stored at SPOC.
(except for weekly starts & warmups)...
Off topic, but you don't drive it at all during the winter!? I too am paranoid about driving my 35 year old, one-owner Benz in winter but my mechanic says to not just run it but to drive it once a month (something about seals?). So I just wait for one of those brilliantly clear and dry winter days Utah is famed for and drive it to SLC and back.
unless "closing" SPOC means that the grounds are off-limits as well as the telescopes. Is this the case?
Back on topic, I can't imagine there would be a problem parking cars around SPOC during the off season. Bruce has said he'd even unwinterize the facility for a special event if needed (I think Dave Bernson is already looking into that for this December's Mars opposition). But would you want to park on the grass around the SPOC buildings or keep them on the asphalt parking lot? patrick