[AZ-Observing] Re: Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site (formerly Painted Rocks State Park)
- From: gene lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:25:33 -0700
Yup, count me in for one of those. '84 sounds about right. I was using
my Meade 8 inch 2080 SCT (fairly new then), and you had your 8 inch
Meade Newt, AJ.
Gene
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AJ Crayon wrote:
>Brent, according to my old observing notes, and I do mean "old", several
>of us went there a few times back in 1984! Amongst the observers were
>Steve Coe and David Fredericksen - what did you expect. Also there were
>Gerry Rattley, George DeLange and Bob Erdmann. Perhaps there were others.
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>Clear skies,
>aj
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>Brent A Archinal wrote:
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>>I've been following the messages about possible alternate observing sites
>>to the Sentinel site, and was interested in hearing Steve Coe's and
>>others' reports about a "Painted Rocks State Park" (and also "Picture
>>Rocks State Park"). Having looked carefully at lists of AZ state parks
>>before, I was surprised that I did not recall hearing of this park before.
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>>I'm guessing that may be one of the
>>areas that Gene Lucas refers to in his e-mail about a SAC star party there
>>several years ago. However, maybe someone from SAC could get special
>>permission to use that part of the site? If possible that might guarantee
>>a "disturbance-free" (other campers, lights, cars, illegal aliens) star
>>party.
>>Given the distance from Flagstaff, I haven't observed at Sentinel yet or
>>even been in the area of these sites and of Painted Rocks. But I hope to
>>make it down at some point on a long weekend for observing. At least it's
>>a little warmer than the -5 F at my house this morning...
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>>- Brent
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