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["Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thad;

I have not explored anything else that SAC could use for a large star =
party,
but I have no doubt that there are some choices.  Years ago, I went =
north
off of the Sentinel exit, toward Aqua Caliente.  There are no turnoffs =
from
the pavement that I could find for 8 or 10 miles from the freeway.  But, =
we
can try some other possibilities; I have never looked between Vekol and
Sentinel.  Or, driving on past the Sentinel turnoff.  There are some =
lights
from Dateland that direction.

I also think that we need to try the site that David Fredericksen and I
found south of I-10 off of Hovatter Road.  It is two miles south from =
the
freeway and is a big desert pavement, like Sentinel.  We have not had a
chance to try that spot on a clear night, but that needs to be done =
also.

We can keep trying;
Steve Coe


-----Original Message-----
From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thad Robosson
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 3:42 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The future of the Sentinel Star Gaze

Steve and all,

Unfortunately, it does need to be talked about.  I've heard from many=20
different sources that I-8 is often the goal of the illegals, and if we=20
could get North of I-8, then we should be just fine. I'm not against a =
few=20
lights from campers, they can't be any worse than a 10 ^2156 candlepower =

spotlight, and the lack of explaining ourselves
to freindly border patrols agents would be fine too.

Have you explored other areas North of I-8, or is that it? Anyone have =
other

ideas to check out?

Thad=20

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