[AZ-Observing] Novice group viewing session on Saturday
- From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:48:50 -0700
Howdy all;
Just a quick reminder that the Novice group session is set for Saturday,
Jan. 29 at the Flatiron observing site. Please leave early (5 PM at the
latest) so we can have a short twilight talk about the scopes that club
members will set up. All you need to bring is some food and water, warm
clothes, a red flashlight and a curiosity about observing the stars. If
you have a white light flashlight put some brown paper bag material over
the end with a rubber band to shield it so people will not loose their
dark adaptation from your flashlight.
I will give a short Novice talk at the Friday night SAC meeting on
eyepieces and answer any other questions you have. Otherwise, I look
forward to seeing a fun group learning about the sky.
See you there;
Steve Coe
Flatiron Site directions
This observing site is an 80 mile drive from central Phoenix, If you
will leave about 90 minutes before sunset, there will be plenty of time
to find the site, set up your scope, enjoy a little picnic and chat
before it gets dark.
Travel west from Phoenix on I-10 until you get to Exit 103, the 339th
Ave. exit. 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
Wickenburg Road along the way.
Go 12.2 miles. You will pass "Flatiron" Mountain on the left, hence the
name of the site. At mile marker 23.3 you will turn east (right) onto a
wide dirt road. (This road does NOT run along a fence line. If it
does, you went too far and are on the wrong dirt road. The correct dirt
road is to the south of the road with the fence.) If you go too far on
Wickenburg Road, there is a cattle guard and a Bureau of Land Management
sign immediately along the road to let you know you missed the turnoff.
Note your odometer reading when you turn onto the dirt road. The site
is 0.9 miles from 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.
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