[sac-forum] Re: Another site - Agua Caliente

Here's another vote for "Dirt Boulevard"

The name sounds swanky, or something:

boul·e·vard (bʊl'ə-värd', bū'lə-) pronunciation

n.

   1. A broad city street, often tree-lined and landscaped.

Indeed.

Matt

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From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Peter Argenziano
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:52 PM
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Another site - Agua Caliente

The site appears to be better situated than Flatiron. Personally, I liked 
the original name much better.

Peter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:45 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Another site - Agua Caliente


Last night Steve and I reconitered area around the site formerly called Dirt 
Boulevard.  We wanted to find a nearby spot that put a small hill between us 
and Palo Verde.  And find one we did and it has been named Agua Caliente, 
please check your speling for this site!  It is a few hundred feet to the 
west of the original size.  Its coordinates are 33° 15.018' N, 112° 53.943' 
W and the elevation is 988 ft.

For light domes on the horizon, going from the north, around the compass to 
east south and west.  Just over a small hill is the power station, aurora 
Phoenicis is to the east of northeast (you just can't miss it).  The prison, 
to the east, is a very low light dome.  A slightly larger dome to the 
southeast is Gila Bend.  To the south is either Sentinel or Palomas Farms - 
we just weren't sure.  We didn't detect any light from Yuma.  Of course 
there were planes all around, including those from Luke AFB.

As far as observing conditions, for this first night here we saw Zodiacal 
Light almost to the zenith.  Canpous passed just below the taller mountains 
to the south; yet there was much dark sky below Canis Major.

I believe this is a very usable site and from my first visit, is better than 
Flat Iron.  Time will tell.

Any comments, concerns or questions?  Steve and or I will be happy to 
discuss.

Clear skies,
aj



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