[AZ-Observing] Re: Where to go this Friday
- From: "Tejera, Rick" <rtejera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 16:48:35 -0400
These are the directions for the spot we went to for the leonids. This site
was just Before you entered the KOFA wilderness area. Wee deemed it not
suitable for Deep sky observiong as there is interfence from car lights
coming down the hills to the north and the truck stop lghting is visible
from there as well. The february trip we took there was to the site I gave
coordinates to about 3 mile in the KOFA WA. The mileage is from MS Streets
and is accurate. I forgot about the possible site to the south that Steve
mentioned.
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
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From: jack.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jack.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 1:38 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Where to go this Friday
Here are the directions from the first trip. Do they sound right or are they
for a 2nd site? As I remember it we were just 0.1 south of the crossroads on
the left, and found a possible alternate across the road 0.1 further down.
Jack
KOFA SITE:
Drive West out I-10 to the Vicksburg Rd. Exit. That is exit 45, which means
it is about 100 miles from central Phoenix. Turn left (south) for 5 miles
on a good, graded dirt road. After five miles you will see a fence and a
cattle guard with a sign that says you are enterring the KOFA wilderness.
BEFORE you cross the cattle guard, take a right (west) which is just a jeep
trail that is used to keep the fence repaired. After about 300 yards off
the dirt road is a large open area where 25 vehicles and people can set up
with plenty of room. There is also some overflow area on the other side of
the road.
> KOFA is 106 miles west of the I-10/I-17 Stack. Take I-10 west to exit 45,
> Vickburg Rd, Turn left (south) and go about 8 miles down the road. You
> will
> enter the KOFA wilderness area. The site we used last time is just
> Southwest
> of a crossroads. The Lat Lon is 33.5517n -113.7703w or N33d 30m 32s
> W113d 46m 01s
>
> Seems Kind of far Away (Jack Jones' interpretation of the name), but it's
> an
> easier drive than Sentinel, which is about the same distance. Almost all
> freeway.
>
> Rick Tejera
> Editor SACnews
> Saguaro Astronomy Club
> Phoenix, Arizona
>
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