And that brings my question to all of you - IF the sky is not pristine in Arches, is it worth our effort to bring a star party there or would we I wonder if we're not on the edge of over-extending. Bryce is pretty much in the club DNA by now, and I hope the same will become true of Capitol Reef. And if the scheduling can work out, it feels like we might give Great Basin another go. Is there room for more than three events without either moving into the marginal weather months or trying to do two National Parks at the same time?
I enjoy the outreach aspects of Bryce and Capitol Reef. The crowds are well-controlled, engaged and gone by 11:00. This means we get in our missionary work and get rewarded with dark, dark skies. Not so sure I'd want to put in the same effort to look at the skyglow of Moab. Are there any astronomers who live in the Moab area who could be approached to help out the NPS? MC