I'd be happy to attend and help out however I can. I certainly do fit the "old timer" category, though don't set your expectations too high regarding my usefulness or astro-saavy. ;o) I'm going to leave this to Jim to plan it, but count me in... Rich --- Jim Gibson <jimgibson00@yahoo.com> wrote:

You know what I think would be fun is some evening before dark meet out at the Pit 'n Pole or the Gravel Pit and have a workshop while the sun is still up. I was thinking of doing something like this in connection with UVAA. Since UVAA doesn't have regular meetings and I get all the meetings I need at SLAS it would be kind of nice to see everybody’s face in the light and people can demonstrate some aspect of astronomy that works for them; just basic stuff. You know, bring your Subway sandwiches and munch while for a while, nothing really formal.

The problem with suggesting such a thing usually means the suggestor gets the job, and I don’t mind as long as it doesn’t become a regular job. It would probably fizzle after a while, after the willing in the group had their chance, but what the hey.

There seems to be a lot of new blood in Utah Valley and “Old Timers” like Rich Tenney could teach us a lot (he he he). Actually everybody ought to have something that works for them and could demonstrate it. We ought to be able to show how collimation basics are really done – with and with out a laser pointer. We ought to spend some time (after the sun goes down) just pointing out constellations. We ought to show what sky chats work well, what interesting objects are in current constellations, what comets are around, asteroids, telescope building, binoculars, all kinds of fun things.

I am thinking that it would have to be on an off weekend when SLAS wasn’t having a Star Party and the moon didn’t come up till after 10 or 11 or something. Or when the moon goes down at 2AM we could meet at 2:30 AM – uhhh. What? No taker on that one.

Just throwing this out to everyone on the list to see if there is any interest. This could beat the heck out of a meeting. Even Rob on Maui could come, or better yet, Rob could through down some futons and we will visit him.

Jim

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