I cannot go on Friday, and so was planning on going to the Saturday party. If it does not happen, though, I'm sure there will be more. I am a relative newbie (got my first telescope, an Orion 4.5 XT, last June) and am entirely self-taught. The Astronomical League observing programs have given me things to work towards, and I picked up the book Turn Left at Orion when I got my scope, which taught me the basics. I have a good handle on the constellations and have star-hopped my way to around 85 of the Messier objects so far. Mostly I am interested in learning about things like how to collimate (never had to yet thankfully), checking out other scopes to see what I like (since I'm thinking of upgrading), and meeting other people in the area with the same interest in and excitement for astronomy. I would also like to see how well the green lasers actually work since I thought they might help me point out stuff to my kids and scouts. I would have come to last Thursday's (it sounded like just what I wanted) but had a prior commitment. Anyway, I am very interested in some Utah County oriented things.
 
Aaron Lambert
-----Original Message-----
From: John and Lisa Zeigler [mailto:john@johnstelescopes.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 12:57 PM
To: 'Utah Valley Astronomy Association'
Subject: RE: [UVAA] Gravel Pit?

Was anyone still planning on going to the pit n' Pole on Saturday, or should we just do the gravel pit on Friday. It would be nice to get as big a group as possible at one or the other.
 
Lisa Zeigler