FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Cabin for Observing?

[Andrew Cooper <acooper@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I have stayed at Casitas de Gila recently, just this spring.  
It is VERY nice as well as dark and on my "go again" list.   I would 
recommend it for astronomy, I only got one night of observing as I was 
travelling with my wife and she had other sorts of vacation ideas in 
mind.  A little more expensive ($120/night), very comfortable, elevation 
is about 4800ft.  The only possible issue is making sure light from an 
adjacent casita is not an issue, ask for one of the units on either end 
or setup the telescope away from the casitas.

It was my experience at C de G that got me thinking of finding other 
places that might also fit observing requirements.  Maybe a little less 
expensive if you don't need the first class accomodations, and hopefully 
at a much higher elevation.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Andrew

Tom Polakis wrote:

>Andrew Cooper wrote:
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>>Looking for a cabin I can rent somewhere for a few days of saturation 
>>astronomy on some future date.  I was hoping someone on this list might 
>>know of a suitable solution.
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>This is probably a bit more in terms of luxury and length of drive than you're 
>after, but I have heard a good report about Casitas de Gila as an 
>astronomy-friendly place.  It is near Silver City, NM, which I would guess is 
>about 4 hours from Tucson.
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>http://www.casitasdegila.com/stargazing.html
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>Is that Richard Payne standing next the the astroimaging setup?
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>Tom
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