[AZ-Observing] Fw: Scout Troop in Young, AZ, Needs Astronomy Badge Help
- From: Brent A Archinal <barchinal@xxxxxxxx>
- To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:09:39 -0700
Just forwarding this message from my wife and the Coconino Astronomical
Society. As she notes, please contact the original requestor directly if
you can help out. I'll add that the ranch described looks like it might
be a good remote dark sky location for group observing, so helping out
with their program and checking out the site might be a good idea.
- Brent
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Hi Everybody!
Here's an opportunity to encourage young people to get interested in
astronomy.
I talked to Caryn about having someone help her scout group (see below).
She neglected to give the date, but it's Friday night, May 22, which is a
new moon time frame (CAS observing is Saturday, May 23). They should be
arriving about 1, as the kids have other badges like archery to earn
during the day. Which also gives time to teach her about their donated
'scope. She didn't say anything about dinner Friday, so you might want to
ask.
She told me it's about 3 hours from Phoenix or Flagstaff.
A room in the lodge (value about $400) is available free for that evening
for whoever can do this.
If anyone can do this please contact her directly, but I would appreciate
a quick email to let me know someone has accepted, just in case anyone
asks. info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you!
JoAnne Archinal
Secretary
Coconino Astronomical Society
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Young Scout Troop
From: "Caryn Paige" <cpaige@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, April 01, 2009 8:58 pm
To: <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Jenny Human" <jhcleareyes@xxxxxxxxx>
Dear JoAnne:
Thank you so much for your time the other night discussing our plea for
assistance. It would be so wonderful to receive help from the Astronomical
Society, assisting our Scout Group with their badge in astronomy. As
discussed, Young is located in a remote area in the middle of the Tonto
National Forest, 3 hours from either Phoenix or Flagstaff area.
Our local Cub Scout/ Boy Scout group is holding their end of the year
campout and hope to learn about astronomy, and earn their badge. Someone
made a generous donation of a 60MM equatorial refractor telescope,
however, we don't know how to use it. I started reading the instruction
manual but can see that someone with more experience would be of better
benefit to the kids. We really hope that someone from the Astronomical
Society would be so kind as to join us for the evening and teach the kids
properly about what they can see and learn from the night sky. Due to our
remote location, it is difficult for these kids to get exposure and
education in this wonderful field of science. We have a really great group
of kids that love to learn. Your expertise and experience in this field
would be so very valued and appreciated by our community.
Access is from the north via Hwy. 260. Between Woods Canyon Lake turn off
and the Town of Forest Lakes you would go south on Forest Road 512, the
Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Highway.
Or, Access from the south via Hwy. 188. Between the Towns of Roosevelt and
Globe you would go north on Hwy 288, the bottom half of the Desert to Tall
Pines Scenic Highway.
Once in Young you would turn off on a 4 wheel drive road to the Tilt'n H
Ranch which is where the campout will be held. If the person does not have
4 wheel drive, we will make arrangements to bring this person from Young
to the ranch, just let me know.
The Ranch is providing breakfast on Saturday and the Scouts are providing
lunch on Saturday.
We sincerely hope someone with the Astronomical Society would be so kind
to help us with this important lesson for the kids. You can contact me at
(928) 462-3148. Thank you!
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