[pasmembers] Re: CTCA Tues Feb 14

yIKES!

That isn't good.

T
 
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>________________________________
> From: Don Boyd <dazphotog@xxxxxxx>
>To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 2:01 PM
>Subject: [pasmembers] Re: CTCA Tues Feb 14
> 
>
>Thursday is looking like it may be gone...25% cloud cover  and winds of 8 to 
>14.
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>On 2/13/2012 12:47 PM, Terri wrote: 
>Joe,
>>
>>
>>What ever you decide, just let me know if i am Canceling
>>2/14 event or not. 
>>I saw on the weather this morning, not that Ch 3 is correct 
>>all the time, but it looks like we are in for a big storm
>>and it may even wipe out Thursday. YIPES!
>>
>>
>>Have a super day!
>>Take care
>>and keep me in the loop, please.
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>Terri
>> 
>>Good friends are like stars. You don't always
>>see them, but you always know they are there.
>>Terri Phoenix Astronomical Society Event Coordinator
>>Visit the P.A.S. Blog & My Facebook
>>Private Music Instructor, Ascent Vending Company
>>Healthy, Wealthy & Wise with Acai Berry
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>> From: "jcollins79@xxxxxxx" <jcollins79@xxxxxxx>
>>>To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>Cc: Eric Steinberg <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>; jcollins79@xxxxxxx; Don Boyd 
>>><azphotog@xxxxxxxxx> 
>>>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:50 AM
>>>Subject: [pasmembers] Re: CTCA Tues Feb 14
>>> 
>>>I have a call in to Marisa at CTCA. I think we should
                RESCHEDULE to Tues Feb 28...ANY FEEDBACK?
>>>
>>>*Coulds will mess up solar viewing and be problematic
                through the evening according to Eric (even though
                accuweather says the 'stargazing quality' is supposed to
                be 8 out of 10.
>>>*Winds will definitely be a concern for Eric and Don's
                OTA Tubes - winds of 9mph and gusts up to 24mph are
                forecast
>>>*It is forecast to be the chilliest evening of the
                entire week. 
>>>*I have a call in to Marisa to see if they have other
                competing activiites for St. Valentine's Day that would
                cause us low attendance and would mke the Feb 28 date
                better.
>>>*I personally don't want to traverse over 100miles
                roundtrip for this event with my telescope/equipment
                exposed to the elements because of predicted showers
                during the day in Phoenix, Maricopa, and Goodyear.....
>>>
>>>---- Eric Steinberg <eric@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>>>> Intellicast, NWS, and cleardarksky are currently
                showing cloud cover
>>>> persisting until around 11 pm.  Even Accuweather
                has winds at 15 gusting
>>>> to 24 through the evening (which I think will rule
                out big Dobs).
>>>> 
>>>> Just BTW, visibility and cloud cover are
                unrelated.  You can have solid
>>>> 1500' overcast and great visibility (just not
                upward!).
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jcollins79@xxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 11:13 AM
>>>> To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Cc: Don Boyd
>>>> Subject: [pasmembers] Re: CTCA Tues Feb 14
>>>> 
>>>> Folks interested in the CTCA Feb 14 event....
>>>> I am getting conflicting forecasts on
                accuweather.... 8 out of 10 for
>>>> visibility, but "mostly cloudy" and "some showers"
                on accuweather's
>>>> 'astronomy'  tab for Feb 14th....What bothers me is
                yesterday evening
>>>> wind gusts were forecast up to 33mph, today they
                are still forecast up
>>>> to 20mph- we know from experience that the 5th
                floor garden terrace gets
>>>> subatantial wind around sunset (our setup time).
                Right now, I am
>>>> thinking that Tuesday late afternoon shower(s) +
                clouds will interfere
>>>> with solar viewing and wind may be problematic for
                the evening. I'll
>>>> recheck the forecast for change in a few hours. So
                for now,
>>>> SOLAR VIEWING IS CANCELLED, waiting to make a
                decision on the evening
>>>> program depending on forecast in a few hours.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ---- Don Boyd <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>>>> > Accuweather is now saying rain and possibler
                showers for Tuesday
>>>> during 
>>>> > the day, but clearing by 8 pm and then the
                clouds coming back at
>>>> 11pm...
>>>> > 
>>>> > On 2/9/2012 3:37 PM, jcollins79@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> > > We need to weatherwatch for the CTCA
                event on Tues Feb 14th it looks
>>>> like light rain in Goodyear Mon->Wed, so I will
                likely reschedule to the
>>>> back-up date Feb 28th....If this forecast holds up
                I will official
>>>> cancel/reschedule on Mon/Tues and send an email to
                RSVP'd PAS folk. I
>>>> already tipped off Marisa at CTCA.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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