Gary, it has been pretty frustrating, I have been able to roll it out in the driveway a few times, even got a couple hours in last night, (actully good enough seeing last night to capture some great nebulosity in the Pleiades before the clouds rolled back in) but I have yet to take it to a dark sky site. I'm kicking around the idea of going to the quarry Fri. or Sat. night - is anyone else planning on being there?? -----Original Message----- From: Gary Liptrot [mailto:n7zi@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 7:06 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] By way of introduction... Louis, Reminds me of the time I built my second telescope in '81 I think. It was a 12.5 Dob and the weather turned foggy for sixty (yes 60) days solid without a minutes letup. First light came hard with that telescope but it's always been a sweet scope. On a similar line of thinking, the older Ham radio guys in the world say that an antenna needs to be put up in foul weather or it just won't work correctly. The worse the weather the better, so maybe that's a good omen for your new Dob... B) Tnx es 73 de n7zi Gary "Why buy something for ten bucks when you can make it for a hundred.", J.R. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+n7zi=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+n7zi=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Griffin Louis A Civ OO-ALC/MAKGBA Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 11:38 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] By way of introduction... I'm still waiting for the clouds to clear.. I thought they were my fault for getting that new Dob. I have even upgraded my "cold weather gear ensemble" -----Original Message----- From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 10:30 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] By way of introduction... Michael, The "gravel pit" in question is just east of Park City. Here are some directions: Take I-80 to the Park City/Kamas Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp, go East towards Kamas. Take this road for 1.6 miles to the Peoa - Oakley turn-off. This turn-off will be on your left. You know you are approaching it because there are several "Deer-Crossing Ahead" signs. Since the Deer Crossing is at the turn off, the distances on the signs are also the distances to the turn-off. This is Browns Canyon, but the sign says Peoa - Oakley. Take this road for 4.2 miles, to the Park City Harper Gravel Pit road and sign on the left. (About 1000 feet before you get to the gravel pit road, there will be an orange sign on the right that says "truck entrance ahead".) At the gravel pit sign, turn in. Watch out for the speed bump at the entrance! Go about one and a half miles up this road. There is a "mobile home" weighing office off to the left. Just after the office there is a parking area (for the office), which is where we set up. There are no amenities, no toilets, and no camping. This is not a "spend the night and camp out" location. I and others have been waiting for the weather to cooperate so we can do some winter observing here. Maybe we'll get lucky in the coming week... And yes, I've only dealt with dew once or twice since I moved to Utah from Southern California in 1990. Welcome aboard, Rich --- Michael Carnes <moogiebird@earthlink.net> wrote:

Greetings to all. I've been a lurker on the list for a while and now it's time to come clean. My wife and I've recently moved to the SLC area (East bench, between the Cottonwoods) from Boston. I was (still am, actually) a member of ATMOB, the primary Boston astronomy club. I've recently joined SLAS, and I've already met a few of you on the list. I apologize for bringing New England cloudiness with me. Perhaps someone would be kind enough to answer just a couple of questions. Just where the heck is the gravel pit? I've noticed that gravel pits aren't exactly rare around here. Anything I should know before I go there? And are there any other suggestions for winter viewing? The slice of sky I can see from my house isn't bad, maybe 5 mag on a good night. But are there any other sites where the snow isn't 3 feet deep and I might find some astronomical company? Oh, and one last thing. Back in New England, you can't observe for more than 30 minutes without bringing out the hair dryer (10 minutes if you don't have a dew shield). I get the impression that it's just a mite easier here.

Best to all, Michael Carnes

...

_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com

http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy

__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy