[AZ-Observing] Cherry Road observing and signs

Howdy all;
AJ and I traveled to Cherry Road last night and had a fun, but breezy time.  We 
observed some interesting objects in Cepheus and Cassiopeia at rather low power 
seeing as how the seeing was at 5 out of 10.  The wind picked up about 10:30 
and we packed up and returned to civilization.

Before the sun set I took a couple of images of the signs that are at the usual 
observing site and at another spot further on down the road.  I have provided 
those to Stan Clark and he will post them to the SAC site in the next day or so 
and everyone can have a look.  The two signs are quite different.  The sign 
posted further down the road has a US Forestry symbol and some more official 
language than the sign at the usual Cherry SAC site.  

I look forward to any answers that can be found about whether or not this site 
is available to us in the future.  Not an opinion, please, but a bonofide 
judgment by the person in charge of the Prescott National Forest.  If the sign 
is a hoax planted by the Nazi Party section of the Treehuggers Club...then 
let's remove it.  If it is official and we can get a ruling that might still 
allow us to make use of the land, then let's move in that direction.  But, I 
would feel very uneasy holding an official club star party at that location 
until this is resolved.

Regardless of the sign, AJ and I had a fun time and enjoyed the interesting and 
always fascinating positions of stars in clusters.  From sparse little clumps 
to giant balls of stars they come in all shapes and sizes.  We even saw some 
colors in a few.

Clear Skies to us all;
Steve Coe

Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
Saguaro Astronomy Club website
www.saguaroastro.org
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