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[Marjory Williams <margewms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My apologies for the text problems.
Margie

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>From: Marjory Williams <margewms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 2, 2007 12:16 PM
>To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Full moon Tuesday night
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>Tonight would be a fun night to be at Chimney Rock, the northernmost outli=
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>r of the Chaco Canyon Pueblos, to see, from the pueblo built especially to=
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>view standstills, the full moon, for a few fleeting moments, peeking betwe=
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>n Chimney Rock and Companion Rock.
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>Unlike Stonehenge of England and Callanish of Scotland where stone monolit=
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>s are moved to mark a lunar standstill, Chimney Rock and Companion Rock ar=
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> geological monoliths with the adjoining viewing pueblo  made of millions =
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>f rocks brought from a canyon floor, a thousand feet below. Additionally, =
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>he walls of the pueblo are not parallel, allowing the south wall alignment=
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>with the Crab Nebula and the north with the summer solstice sun.
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>As I understand, it is thought the Chacoans moved north into this area in =
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>earch of food in the early 1000s, and it turned out to be a busy century f=
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>r the sky watchers: the 1054 supernova, Halley=3DE2=3D80=3D99s comet in 10=
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>al solar eclipses in 1076 and 1097, and the =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cmagical=3DE2=3D=
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> standstills between the two stone pillars.
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>Now humans are trying for a two new monoliths, the Aluna moon clocks in En=
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>land and Australia that will be 40 meters wide and 5 stories high.
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>Margie=3D20
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>>From: Joe Orman <joe.orman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Jan 1, 2007 7:40 PM
>>To: AZ-Observing mailing list <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Very high full moon Tuesday night
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>>The first event on my 2007 Sky Events Almanac is Tuesday night (night of =
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>anuary 2-3).  Go out just after midnight (about 12:15 a.m.) and see the fu=
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>l moon about as high as it ever gets in Arizona -- only 6 degrees away fro=
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> zenith from the latitude of Phoenix.  This is because we are a few days p=
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>st the winter solstice (when the full moon is highest), and a few months p=
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>st a major lunar standstill (when the moon is at its highest declination i=
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> an 18.6-year cycle).
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>>  --Joe
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>>  Sky Events Almanac:
>>  http://joeorman.shutterace.com/Almanac2007.html
>>  Photo Pages:
>>  http://joeorman.shutterace.com/Gallery.html
>>  More on lunar standstills:
>>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill
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>Margie Williams margewms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx gcspnorthrim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.tu=
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>sonastronomy.org/gcsp  Cell: 602-321-MARG   P.O. Box 176 Crown King, Arizo=
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>a: 928-632-8012 North Rimmers! Grand Canyon Star Party North Rim 2007 will=
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>be nights of June 9th -13th. Promised, but we will see...the dining room p=
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>rch darkened after 10:00. Maybe set up at a Forest Road or Cape Royal beca=
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>se of the very limited room? CAMPING: (There MAY BE some free group campin=
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> sites in the REGULAR camp ground. We will know later on.) Xanterra 800-36=
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>-2267 Outside U.S. 301-722-1257 http://nps.gov Try now but they may make y=
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>u wait until January or February for camping reservations. HOTEL OR MOTEL =
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>OOMS: contact AS SOON AS POSSIBLE the GRAND CANYON LODGE or the Motel (by =
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>he camp ground) Xanterra 888-297-2757 or 303-297-2757 www.grandcanyonnorth=
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>im.com or KAIBAB LODGE outside the park border at 928-638-2389 or info@kai=
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>ablodge.com. Bryce Canyon National Park Star Party June 13-16 GCSP South R=
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>m 9-16th. Carpe stellae!
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Margie Williams margewms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx gcspnorthrim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.tuc=
sonastronomy.org/gcsp  Cell: 602-321-MARG   P.O. Box 176 Crown King, Arizon=
a: 928-632-8012 North Rimmers! Grand Canyon Star Party North Rim 2007 will =
be nights of June 9th -13th. Promised, but we will see...the dining room po=
rch darkened after 10:00. Maybe set up at a Forest Road or Cape Royal becau=
se of the very limited room? CAMPING: (There MAY BE some free group camping=
 sites in the REGULAR camp ground. We will know later on.) Xanterra 800-365=
-2267 Outside U.S. 301-722-1257 http://nps.gov Try now but they may make yo=
u wait until January or February for camping reservations. HOTEL OR MOTEL R=
OOMS: contact AS SOON AS POSSIBLE the GRAND CANYON LODGE or the Motel (by t=
he camp ground) Xanterra 888-297-2757 or 303-297-2757 www.grandcanyonnorthr=
im.com or KAIBAB LODGE outside the park border at 928-638-2389 or info@kaib=
ablodge.com. Bryce Canyon National Park Star Party June 13-16 GCSP South Ri=
m 9-16th. Carpe stellae!
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