Re: Some thoughts on the SLAS schedule
By way of background on the prior post, a SLAS member asked what an alternative schedule for SPOC that emphasized dark sky dates would look like for 2008. The schedule adopted at the last meeting has the Moon either above the horizon or rising shortly after the astronomical twilight for 2 out of 11 dates. http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/plan/2008SLASSchedDarkSkySP... An alternative schedule, which I have distributed here for discussion, biases the SPOC dates towards dark sky frames - that is - where the Moon is either setting at astronomical twilight or will not be above the horizon. http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/plan/2008SLASSchedDarkSkySP... The intent is show that a reorganized SPOC schedule is technically feasible and to further discussion of the issue. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net
Morning all, Ok, by way of the suggested further discussion: On 01 Oct 2007, at 00:01, Kurt Fisher wrote:
The schedule adopted at the last meeting has the Moon either above the horizon or rising shortly after the astronomical twilight for 2 out of 11 dates.
That was by design. Personally I liked this year's schedule where we had one SPOC star party with a Moon and one with no Moon. But the schedule that won out addressed the notions that: 1) SLAS has been doing too many public star parties in general and at SPOC in particular. I didn't/don't agree with that but it's not the first time I've been out voted. 2) Public star parties are for the public and the one thing most members of the public most like seeing through a telescope is the Moon. This one I agree with.
The intent is ... to further discussion of the issue.
Be careful what you wish for. patrick
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