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["Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>]

Steve, are there any sites out near you that we should look at?

Dick H


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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Dodder
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:07 AM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the =
weekend

Thank you Andrew for reminding me about the Buckeye Hills parties and
Pierre's presence there.  I didn't know him well, but those times we =
talked
or hob-knobbed were memorable.  I guess the places they occurred were =
less
important than the chats themselves.  I just associate him more with
Sentinel than any other place, for some reason.  I suppose I should heed
Rick's advice and trust the deep sky committee peoples.  They are quite =
a
capable bunch in many ways.

Aside from my associating Pierre with Sentinel, it's a major production =
for
Rosie and I to attend weekend star parties west or north of town.  Maybe =
I'm
the lazy one here, (though I doubt it), but beginning a 2 day session at =
4am
Friday never seems to work very well,  (details are too gory to go into
here, trust me), and driving 100 miles one way for a one night stay =
isn't
smart either.

We'll try to make it to any new sites selected in the future.  Who =
knows?
Maybe one of them will pan out, even for us. =20


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> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:08:02 -0700
> From: a.goodwin1@xxxxxxx
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the
weekend
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>     I was in a group of people who had to wait for a train to move to=20
> gain access to this site. It was well after sunset when it finally =
moved.
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>    As I recall I met Pierre at the old Buckeye hills site in 1985. He=20
> always was happy to adjust your collimation and he did so after I =
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> my 13.1 " Colter light bucket. He was also happy to share a view =
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> his telescope. As I remember Pierre would drive to any dark site and I =

> followed him to some of the best ones. So I think that Pierre would be =

> happy with the Antenna site or wherever we decide to hold a star party =

> to honor his memory. It is the "folks and scopes" that make it =
special.
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> Andrew
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