It's probably easier/faster to get to Kolob Canyons from Salt Lake than to either Bryce Canyon or Capitol Reef. I don't know about the Wedge. Camping is an issue though. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:49 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Star Party at Kolob Canyons section of Zion NP
SLAS does quite a few private star parties in the National Parks, I believe Don Colton is the SLAS person who coordinates those.
There is no reason you can't plan one yourself, but SLAS support may be difficult. If you are wishing one for Zion National Park, it may be a little far for many people. SLAS seems to have a full plate, as far a Star Parties go. Seems we mostly go to Bryce, Capital Reef, Natural Bridges or the Wedge. Does Kolob have camping areas? Hi Debby, Great to hear from you again! I know Kevin Poe at Bryce Canyon
NP is great for star parties. Why don't you contact him? And if you don't want to head to Bryce, he probably could help you get in touch with the Zion people. -- Joe
--- On Tue, 10/20/09, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:
From: Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Star Party at Kolob Canyons section of Zion NP To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 9:50 AM
I had a great night viewing galaxies in Pegasus, Pisces, Perseus, Cetus, and Sculptor Saturday night at the viewpoint in Kolob Canyons. Skies were crystal clear and several Orionid meteors were observed.
I'm wondering if it would be okay to hold a private star party in a National Park? I'm thinking about 20-25 people would be a good number. We like this site in the summer because the weather is much cooler at the 6000+ elevation.
Debbie
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