I am from Western Massachuetts. I live in Park City at the moment. Perhaps I'm just ignorant but, I would say that observing is so much better here than back home. The fact that I can stand outside my front door and make out the band of the Milky Way is pretty impressive...to me anyway. I mean, with the light pollution and all, it's pretty good. There are some seriously dark skies within a few hundred miles. Honestly, I haven't done much observing over the last year but, that was one of many reasons I've always dreamt of moving out west. Thanks for the friendly welcome. I look forward to meeting other observers in Utah!! -Rich http://digitalpowderhound.blogspot.com On 12/13/06, Michael Carnes <MichaelCarnes@earthlink.net> wrote:

Hi Rich, Even if the weather allows, I'm not expecting to be able to get out for the Geminids. But let me take the opportunity to welcome you. I've only been in Utah a few years myself, but have found quite a few interesting folks in the club. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Don't know where you were before (I was in New England), but observing opportunities really diminish in the winter here. Some of our best remote spots are inaccessible and the valleys often get socked in by clouds and trapped pollution. You'll certainly notice some cabin fever on this list as winter proceeds. We get out of our caves around April. I will note there are a few southern Utahns on the list. They'll take the opportunity to let us know when it's warm and clear in the south. We call that "rubbing it in".

In the meantime, hook up with SLAS (www.slas.us). We've had a run of good speakers at meetings and you'll have a chance to meet people.

Michael

On Dec 13, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Ilove2getSpam@gmail.com wrote:

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Greetings Everyone,

I am new to this list, I don't know how many subscribers there are but, I am looking for any groups planning to meet tomorrow night for the climax of the Geminids. I am relatively new to Utah so I would love to meet new people with similar interests.

Thank you,

-Rich http://digitalpowderhound.blogspot.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.utahastronomy.com

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