[AZ-Observing] Re: My Meade 16" LX200R
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:38:59 -0700
Thanks for the offer to help Bill. I am sure I will need an extra hand.
Regarding the Datil/Pietown area. I had looked at some property about 10
miles closer to Datil in the Sugarloaf subdivision that is about 200-300
feet lower in elevation. On one night when I left my lot I made a note
of the steadiness of the sky. When I got to the other lot in Sugarloaf,
even though it is still over 7,000 feet elevation, the seeing definitely
was not as good. The Pietown area would be better than Sugarloaf,
though. I really don't know how Pietown would compare to my lot. I think
that whole high plains area from Pietown to the Arizona-NM border would
be good for astronomy because it is fairly smooth and high in elevation.
About three years ago I had looked at the Top of The World subdivision
at Pietown as a possible observatory site, but I did not like the
sandiness of the soil and the prices. Since then someone by the name of
Len did buy some lots and now has an observatory there.
Stan
Bill VanOrden wrote:
>I have observed from the Datil/Pietown area and the two occasions I was
>there the skies and seeing were quite good!
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>If you do need an extra hand for the install of the pier, let me know. I
>need no excuse to escape the heat down here even if it means manual labor to
>do so....
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