[sac-board] Novice Group meeting on Oct. 26

Astronomy Novice Group Meeting

Sat.,  Oct. 26, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 

Did the guy at the camera store laugh and point at your last astrophotos?

 

Is "Lost in Space" a re-run of your last observing session?

 

Then the Novice Group is just for you.  All you need is an interest in viewing 
Arizona skies.  Please be on time, the demonstrations need to start in twilight 
for you to see how the telescopes work.  Dress warm and bring your curiosity.  
The Flatiron site is at least a one hour drive from the city lights, so be on 
the road by 5:00 PM.

 

Web site:   www.saguaroastro.org

 

Flatiron Site directions

 

Travel west on I-10 until you get to the 339th Ave. exit, the Rip Griffin's 
Truck Stop is at this exit.  Go north (right) on 339th Ave. for 2 miles and 
then turn west (left) on Indian School Rd.  Go 2 mi. and then turn north 
(right) on 355th Ave.  This road becomes Wickenberg Road along the way.  You 
will pass Flatiron Mountain on the left, hence the name of the site.  At mile 
marker 23.3 you will turn east (right) on a wide dirt road.  If you go too far 
on Wickenberg Road, there is a cattle guard and a Bureau of Land Management 
sign immediately along the road to let you know, you went too far and missed 
the turn.  So, this is NOT the dirt road that runs along a fence line, the 
correct dirt road is to the south of the fence.  Note your odometer reading 
when you turn onto the dirt road, the site is 0.9 miles off the pavement.  The 
dirt road goes through a wash and the site is on the left after you have 
traveled through the wash.  It is a large area of desert pavement on  the left 
side of the road.  Some white rocks mark the entrance to the observing site.  
The trip is all on hard surface roads, until you turn onto the dirt road, which 
is well maintained.

 


stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx
Author:  Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist
Saguaro Astronomy Club web site:
www.saguaroastro.org

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