Yes, I meant Dr. Quamahongnewa, not Padraig Houlihan. I always get those two mixed up... Jack I too attended the attempt at a star party for the Hopi Jr./Sr. High School near Polacca, AZ. Although the observing at the school was badly limited by clouds at first, the speaker, Dr. Radford Quamahongnewa of the Hopi Day School, did indeed give an excellent presentation on Hopi astronomy legends. He would be a wonderful speaker at any astronomy convention/group meeting. Several of us also camped at a primitive campground on the north side of AZ 264 at the wash just east of Kykotsmovi. Not an ideal site due to passing cars and lights from the houses of Kykotsmovi, but darker than at the school, and a reasonable observing site for anyone who may be passing through that area. And the skies cooperated quite well there, being quite clear except for a few passing clouds near the horizon in the late evening. - Brent Archinal A small corection to the above... The speaker was not me but a Hopi gentleman whose name I can't remember, but I thought some of the legends he shared were pretty interesting especially the concept that stars were Hopi ancestors, and that the milky way were ancestors taking a rest and hence not shining as brightly. P. -- This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. See this message's header if you want info about unsubscribing or the list's archive. This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal messages. Thanks.