Dark Sky star party sites
Hello: I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks. Lowell Lyon
We have found that Capitol Reef takes about 4.5 hours from our house in Salt Lake, pulling our telescope trailer, and The Wedge (Or Cedar Mountain, depending on time of year) is just under 4 hours. Bryce is just under 5 hours, and Zion is about the same. If you want to stay in motels, then The Wedge is definitely not the place to go. We prefer The Wedge because it is faster, and more important to us, we do not have to tear down the telescope at the end of our viewing, and load it back into the trailer. That is a big job when you have put in an all-nighter. At every national park, the viewing locations are not near where you can camp, so tear down and pack up is a necessity. That is probably the biggest reason we do not go to the national parks. At The Wedge, we can leave the scope set up for the next night, or at minimum, load it up the next day after getting a good mornings sleep. We were just there last weekend, phenomenal seeing, steady skies, great trip!
For those who wish to camp and have 4WD there are a number of places adjacent to Capital Reef. Near Thousand Lake Mountain and Devils Backbone are examples (there are some shortcuts using dirt roads), check a map and explore for yourselves. It was always so much more relaxing to set up equipment for multiple nights. For single nights areas within 70 miles where much more appealing for which there are many good sites near SLC. To each their own preference we should all experience all the National Parks we are blessed with.
My preference was always Island in the Sky with many memorable nights. Map quest puts driving distance 270 miles to Bryce and Kolob, 200 miles to Capital Reef and 140 miles to the Wedge. If you are up for a drive Organ Pipe Cactus has a nice campground with designated sites for generators, so not to offend non-Star Gazers. It is very warm in the winter. Hello:
I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks.
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Erik, Where do you go at Island in the Sky? The campground? In the past I had a favorite spot off the main road before you reach the campground, but now that region is closed to vehicles. Thanks, Joe --- On Thu, 10/22/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote: From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:12 PM
For those who wish to camp and have 4WD there are a number of places adjacent to Capital Reef. Near Thousand Lake Mountain and Devils Backbone are examples (there are some shortcuts using dirt roads), check a map and explore for yourselves. It was always so much more relaxing to set up equipment for multiple nights. For single nights areas within 70 miles where much more appealing for which there are many good sites near SLC. To each their own preference we should all experience all the National Parks we are blessed with.
My preference was always Island in the Sky with many memorable nights. Map quest puts driving distance 270 miles to Bryce and Kolob, 200 miles to Capital Reef and 140 miles to the Wedge. If you are up for a drive Organ Pipe Cactus has a nice campground with designated sites for generators, so not to offend non-Star Gazers. It is very warm in the winter. Hello:
I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks.
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I know some people that have camped off the road to Horse Thief Trail (the road at the cattle crossing). Is that closed to camping now? I like the campground, but I have camped at Gemini Bridges before and near Monitor and Merimac.
Speaking of National Parks: Did everyone catch the PBS series on the National Parks by Ken Burns. Truly one of Americas best ideas. The series did give reinforce my opinion of the town of Cameron, AZ., I knew there was a reason I never really liked the town. Erik, Where do you go at Island in the Sky? The campground? In the past I
had a favorite spot off the main road before you reach the campground, but now that region is closed to vehicles. Thanks, Joe
--- On Thu, 10/22/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:12 PM
For those who wish to camp and have 4WD there are a number of places adjacent to Capital Reef. Near Thousand Lake Mountain and Devils Backbone are examples (there are some shortcuts using dirt roads), check a map and explore for yourselves. It was always so much more relaxing to set up equipment for multiple nights. For single nights areas within 70 miles where much more appealing for which there are many good sites near SLC. To each their own preference we should all experience all the National Parks we are blessed with.
My preference was always Island in the Sky with many memorable nights. Map quest puts driving distance 270 miles to Bryce and Kolob, 200 miles to Capital Reef and 140 miles to the Wedge.
If you are up for a drive Organ Pipe Cactus has a nice campground with designated sites for generators, so not to offend non-Star Gazers. It is very warm in the winter.
Hello:
I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks.
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My understanding is that everything on top of the mesa is closed to camping except the official campgrounds. That's a rotten deal because other cars can pull up in the middle of the night, ruining night vision, and the campground itself can be dusty and noisy with lots of other campers. I have camped near Monitor Butte and a place at the top of the Potash Trail, but I understand these are off limits now. Once I used my telescope on slickrock but I was afraid all night someone would come along and bust me. Once I asked a BLM official about this, mentioning that on the way to the site -- she was either the district manager or the state manager, I don't remember which. It seemed impossible to me that they would close it to protect the environment, when you drive right past drill rigs on the way there. Her response was that the area was closed because of human waste. -- Joe --- On Fri, 10/23/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote: From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 9:04 AM
I know some people that have camped off the road to Horse Thief Trail (the road at the cattle crossing). Is that closed to camping now? I like the campground, but I have camped at Gemini Bridges before and near Monitor and Merimac.
Speaking of National Parks: Did everyone catch the PBS series on the National Parks by Ken Burns. Truly one of Americas best ideas. The series did give reinforce my opinion of the town of Cameron, AZ., I knew there was a reason I never really liked the town. Erik, Where do you go at Island in the Sky? The campground? In the past I
had a favorite spot off the main road before you reach the campground, but now that region is closed to vehicles. Thanks, Joe
--- On Thu, 10/22/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:12 PM
For those who wish to camp and have 4WD there are a number of places adjacent to Capital Reef. Near Thousand Lake Mountain and Devils Backbone are examples (there are some shortcuts using dirt roads), check a map and explore for yourselves. It was always so much more relaxing to set up equipment for multiple nights. For single nights areas within 70 miles where much more appealing for which there are many good sites near SLC. To each their own preference we should all experience all the National Parks we are blessed with.
My preference was always Island in the Sky with many memorable nights. Map quest puts driving distance 270 miles to Bryce and Kolob, 200 miles to Capital Reef and 140 miles to the Wedge.
If you are up for a drive Organ Pipe Cactus has a nice campground with designated sites for generators, so not to offend non-Star Gazers. It is very warm in the winter.
Hello:
I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks.
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I guess it makes sense that area seems to be getting over run by Mountain Bikers from Colorado. Perhaps the BLM should develop a few more campgrounds.
I do sympathize with the observation of oil rigs, perhaps the commercial campground vendors pushed for that. I wonder if their business has picked up, there is one at the intersection. The riverbed before the mesa always seems to have campers. Have they posted no camping? My understanding is that everything on top of the mesa is closed to
camping except the official campgrounds. That's a rotten deal because other cars can pull up in the middle of the night, ruining night vision, and the campground itself can be dusty and noisy with lots of other campers. I have camped near Monitor Butte and a place at the top of the Potash Trail, but I understand these are off limits now. Once I used my telescope on slickrock but I was afraid all night someone would come along and bust me. Once I asked a BLM official about this, mentioning that on the way to the site -- she was either the district manager or the state manager, I don't remember which. It seemed impossible to me that they would close it to protect the environment, when you drive right past drill rigs on the way there. Her response was that the area was closed because of human waste. -- Joe
--- On Fri, 10/23/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 9:04 AM
I know some people that have camped off the road to Horse Thief Trail (the road at the cattle crossing). Is that closed to camping now? I like the campground, but I have camped at Gemini Bridges before and near Monitor and Merimac.
Speaking of National Parks: Did everyone catch the PBS series on the National Parks by Ken Burns. Truly one of Americas best ideas. The series did give reinforce my opinion of the town of Cameron, AZ., I knew there was a reason I never really liked the town.
Erik, Where do you go at Island in the Sky? The campground? In the past I
had a favorite spot off the main road before you reach the campground, but now that region is closed to vehicles. Thanks, Joe
--- On Thu, 10/22/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dark Sky star party sites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:12 PM
For those who wish to camp and have 4WD there are a number of places adjacent to Capital Reef. Near Thousand Lake Mountain and Devils Backbone are examples (there are some shortcuts using dirt roads), check a map and explore for yourselves. It was always so much more relaxing to set up equipment for multiple nights. For single nights areas within 70 miles where much more appealing for which there are many good sites near SLC. To each their own preference we should all experience all the National Parks we are blessed with.
My preference was always Island in the Sky with many memorable nights. Map quest puts driving distance 270 miles to Bryce and Kolob, 200 miles to Capital Reef and 140 miles to the Wedge.
If you are up for a drive Organ Pipe Cactus has a nice campground with designated sites for generators, so not to offend non-Star Gazers. It is very warm in the winter.
Hello:
I have star gazed from Canyonlands, Arches, Natural Bridges, the Wedge Overlook, etc. over the years. The reason I have settled on Capitol Reef National Park is that it is just as dark as anywhere else I've been in southern Utah. From my house in the Cottonwood Heights/Sandy area, it takes me just as long to drive to the Wedge Overlook as it does Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef however, is paved road all the way to the actual observing area and there are campgrounds or motels just a few miles away from the official observing area we use at Panorama Point. Capitol Reef also is available from March through October with little worry about bad roads or bitter cold as the elevation is just a bit higher than Salt Lake at around 5,000 feet. I love to visit all of the other parks and remote areas in southern Utah, yet for dark skies and convenience, it's hard to beat Capitol Reef. That's just my experience, yet talk with other SLAS member who have star gazed from various places and you'll probably get the feedback that Natural Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef have offered just about as good a dark sky view as anywhere, with Capitol Reef perhaps being the most convenient for private dark sky parties. Thanks.
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For the latest on M1 (my latest, anyway), see my blog at http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20091023 Thanks, Joe
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well? Is there scheduled maintenance? Thanks, David
I found it down yesterday evening (around 5:30) as well. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:36 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well? Is there scheduled maintenance? Thanks, David _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
Hi, I spoke with Ken yesterday. Seems there are some sort of firewall issues that he's working on. Hopefully he'll get it fixed soon. And considering he donates the server space and his time we really can't "push". :) patrick On 24 Oct 2009, at 23:36, David Rankin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well?
Is there scheduled maintenance?
Thanks,
David
Patrick, Thats cool, I was more curious than anything. Thanks to Ken for his kindness :) David Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Hi,
I spoke with Ken yesterday. Seems there are some sort of firewall issues that he's working on.
Hopefully he'll get it fixed soon.
And considering he donates the server space and his time we really can't "push". :)
patrick
On 24 Oct 2009, at 23:36, David Rankin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well?
Is there scheduled maintenance?
Thanks,
David
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I'm hoping I have the firewall issue resolved. Sorry for the downtime. Apparently we've had a lot of traffic and the internal logs were filling up and caused it to run out of memory, which required me to reset it. Thanks, Ken -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:13 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? Patrick, Thats cool, I was more curious than anything. Thanks to Ken for his kindness :) David Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Hi,
I spoke with Ken yesterday. Seems there are some sort of firewall issues that he's working on.
Hopefully he'll get it fixed soon.
And considering he donates the server space and his time we really can't "push". :)
patrick
On 24 Oct 2009, at 23:36, David Rankin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well?
Is there scheduled maintenance?
Thanks,
David
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No worries, thanks very much for everything you do for us. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ken Warner Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:14 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? I'm hoping I have the firewall issue resolved. Sorry for the downtime. Apparently we've had a lot of traffic and the internal logs were filling up and caused it to run out of memory, which required me to reset it. Thanks, Ken -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:13 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? Patrick, Thats cool, I was more curious than anything. Thanks to Ken for his kindness :) David Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Hi,
I spoke with Ken yesterday. Seems there are some sort of firewall issues that he's working on.
Hopefully he'll get it fixed soon.
And considering he donates the server space and his time we really can't "push". :)
patrick
On 24 Oct 2009, at 23:36, David Rankin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well?
Is there scheduled maintenance?
Thanks,
David
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Ken, I'm deeply grateful for your kindness. -- Joe --- On Sun, 10/25/09, Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> wrote: From: Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 7:54 PM No worries, thanks very much for everything you do for us. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ken Warner Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:14 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? I'm hoping I have the firewall issue resolved. Sorry for the downtime. Apparently we've had a lot of traffic and the internal logs were filling up and caused it to run out of memory, which required me to reset it. Thanks, Ken -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Rankin Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:13 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Slas crashing? Patrick, Thats cool, I was more curious than anything. Thanks to Ken for his kindness :) David Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Hi,
I spoke with Ken yesterday. Seems there are some sort of firewall issues that he's working on.
Hopefully he'll get it fixed soon.
And considering he donates the server space and his time we really can't "push". :)
patrick
On 24 Oct 2009, at 23:36, David Rankin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that slas.us is crashing a lot? I haven't been able to load the site or gallery for over an hour now..happened the other night as well?
Is there scheduled maintenance?
Thanks,
David
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Good article as usual. Enjoy your blog site. --- On Fri, 10/23/09, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tales of the Crab To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 5:59 PM For the latest on M1 (my latest, anyway), see my blog at http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20091023 Thanks, Joe _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
Thank you so much! -- Joe --- On Sun, 10/25/09, M Wilson <astro_outwest@yahoo.com> wrote: From: M Wilson <astro_outwest@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tales of the Crab To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9:16 PM Good article as usual. Enjoy your blog site. --- On Fri, 10/23/09, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tales of the Crab To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 5:59 PM For the latest on M1 (my latest, anyway), see my blog at http://www.deseretnews.com/blogs/1,5322,10000034,00.html?bD=20091023 Thanks, Joe _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
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