We love sharing our telescopes!
We wouldn't mind if you came. I'm sure no
one else would either, but I wont speak for them.
Can a newby come, even if I have no telescope? Which means I will be
asking to look through yours?
Pretty pretty pretty please.
John Lundwall
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:45
PM
Subject: RE: [UVAA] Time to dust off
the equipment
John and Lisa
The directions to the Pit n' Pole are listed below; however for those
who haven't been there before I was planning on suggesting we meet at
Albertson's in Lehi (just off the exit on the south side) about 5:45 PM
and leave at 6PM, Friday night. If it's good we might go Saturday night too.
If you can't make it that early then the directions should be
sufficient.
Jim
Directions to the Pit n Pole (Rush Valley Site)
See Mapt at: http://www.utahastronomy.com/JimS/Pit_nPole
From I-15 get off at the Lehi exit by the Lehi Roller Mills. That is
exit #282 or the UT-73 exit. Go west through town on State Road 73. Continue
west across the Jordan River, straight through the intersection of Red Wood
Road by Smiths, up the hill passed Eagle Mountain and out to Cedar Fort.
The road will turn south for 5 miles to Fairfield then West again for about
5 miles up to 5-mile pass. At 5-mile pass you should see motorcycles and
4-wheelers having a good time (if its light). As you top the hill at 5-mile pass
you will see the road slope down and curve to the North. About a quarter of
a mile or less after the top take the first paved road left (West).
Look at your odometer and figure out what it will be in 4.2 miles. Go west
for 4.2 miles. You will know that you are almost there when the road turns
slightly to the left (about 4 miles) and there is a small rise in the road.
After the rise, the road dips and about 100 yards or so later is another
rise. Turn left (South) on the road that takes off at the top of that second
rise. Go south about a quarter
of a mile and as the road bends to the right there will be another dirt
road, obscured by sage brush until you are right on it, going to the west
(right). Take that road west until you see a poll sticking out of the ground
with a pit near by. The Pit n Pole is only about a quarter of a mile from
the last turn.
Get there before the sun goes down so you can see the sunset over the
Onaqui Mountains; its gorgeous the way the blues and oranges come together.
Then you can chase double stars until it gets dark enough for other
targets.
John and Lisa Zeigler
<john@johnstelescopes.com> wrote:
Could
you give me directions to the Pit n' Pole? I would like to come
out
observing that night and maybe invite a few friends to come
along.
John
Zeigler
www.johnstelescopes.com
www.mirrorkits.com
-----Original
Message-----
From: Richard Tenney [mailto:retenney@yahoo.com]
Sent:
Friday, March 05, 2004 12:23 PM
To: Utah Valley Astronomy
Association
Subject: Re: [UVAA] Time to dust off the
equipment
Count me in Jim!
-Rich
--- Jim Gibson
wrote:
>
> The snow is melting fast in
western Utah. The Rush
> Valley site should be free of snow after
this
> weekend, but it will be muddy for a few more days
>
still. Probably by next week end (12th ,13th) the
> ground
conditions will be good enough for a little
> party at the Pit n'
Pole. The moon will be waning,
> entering the last quarter, and
won't rise until
> about 0:25
>
> I am going to mark my
calendar and check the whether
> as that weekend approaches.
>
>
>
> Mike Bailey built a new 15" Truss Tube Dobson
this
> past winter and I don't believe he has had a chance
>
to get first light with it yet.
>
>
>
> Jim
Gibson
>
>
>
>
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