RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties
It does not look good for Friday, but how about Saturday night? It's a little too hot here down in St George. I could use some cooler weather and dark skies up north. http://cleardarksky.com/c/SpnsFkUTkey.html?1 How far is is Mount Pleasant from St George? I have to be back by 1:30pm Sunday afternoon. Debbie On Thu May 17 15:04 , 'Kim' <kimharch@cut.net> sent:
As a matter of fact, there is a great site about 4 miles away - the backyard of the house we rented for two years. I just spoke with the owner, and he would allow us to use the yard and the bathroom in the house (it isn't yet occupied). The house is near the mountains, so the eastern horizon is elevated a bit, but not too much so. You can see a photo that I took of the Milky way shortly after we moved to get a sense of how dark the skies are: http://www.utahastronomy.com/Kim/Sagittarius_Milky_Way_1_001. The yard is large and should accommodate a dozen or so scopes. Only problem is there is no tent camping, but there is a generous gravel area for parking a trailer and we are welcome to throw a sleeping bag on the ground if we need to crash. The owner also requested that there be no consumption of alcoholic beverages, nude dancing around the campfire, burning man (or woman) rituals, and that we generally behave ourselves. The elevation is about 6500 feet, so it can get cold, but it is rarely windy. The house isn't heated, but at least we could get in out of the cold to warm up if needed. Power is also available for anyone who needs it. I offered to pay for the use of the place, but the owner said it would probably be OK without paying anything. Let me know.
Another possibility is an elevated site (maybe a hundred feet or so) on a small hilltop, also nearby. Seeing may be better there, but there are no amenities. I think there would also be room for a dozen scopes. The access road is a bit steep and probably not suitable for trailers. If you wish, I'll check into using that site.
Anyone have a handle on the weather forecast for this weekend?
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don J. Colton Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:56 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties
Do you have a site that is close to your house several of us could come to. The Wedge is quite a bit farther and Skyline would probably be pretty cold. It would be nice to get a good dark eastern horizon.
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Debbie, you'll have to check Mapquest for distance - I'm not sure. I'd guess 3-1/2 to 4 hours drive time. The best route would be I15 to I70 to US89 then north to Mt. Pleasant. If we do this, I'll provide directions. The house is a bit hard to find. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:29 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties It does not look good for Friday, but how about Saturday night? It's a little too hot here down in St George. I could use some cooler weather and dark skies up north. http://cleardarksky.com/c/SpnsFkUTkey.html?1 How far is is Mount Pleasant from St George? I have to be back by 1:30pm Sunday afternoon. Debbie On Thu May 17 15:04 , 'Kim' <kimharch@cut.net> sent:
As a matter of fact, there is a great site about 4 miles away - the backyard
of the house we rented for two years. I just spoke with the owner, and he
would allow us to use the yard and the bathroom in the house (it isn't yet
occupied). The house is near the mountains, so the eastern horizon is
elevated a bit, but not too much so. You can see a photo that I took of the
Milky way shortly after we moved to get a sense of how dark the skies are:
http://www.utahastronomy.com/Kim/Sagittarius_Milky_Way_1_001. The yard is
large and should accommodate a dozen or so scopes. Only problem is there is
no tent camping, but there is a generous gravel area for parking a trailer
and we are welcome to throw a sleeping bag on the ground if we need to
crash. The owner also requested that there be no consumption of alcoholic
beverages, nude dancing around the campfire, burning man (or woman) rituals,
and that we generally behave ourselves. The elevation is about 6500 feet, so
it can get cold, but it is rarely windy. The house isn't heated, but at
least we could get in out of the cold to warm up if needed. Power is also
available for anyone who needs it. I offered to pay for the use of the
place, but the owner said it would probably be OK without paying anything.
Let me know.
Another possibility is an elevated site (maybe a hundred feet or so) on a
small hilltop, also nearby. Seeing may be better there, but there are no
amenities. I think there would also be room for a dozen scopes. The access
road is a bit steep and probably not suitable for trailers. If you wish,
I'll check into using that site.
Anyone have a handle on the weather forecast for this weekend?
Kim
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:56 PM
To: 'Utah Astronomy'
Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Private Star Parties
Do you have a site that is close to your house several of us could come
to. The Wedge is quite a bit farther and Skyline would probably be
pretty cold. It would be nice to get a good dark eastern horizon.
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