[AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the weekend
- From: gene lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:37:13 -0700
Well, yup, yup. The trains do run back and forth along the side of I-8...
Just don't be so stoopid.... errrmmmm, so >unaware of your surroundings<
as to STOP ON THE TRACKS....
I think the afore-mentioned incident actually occurred >during daylight
hours< over near Gila Bend....
This is probably a bigger danger (near Sentinel) than having live
ordnance dropped in your vicinity, or encountering any "bad guys"
there... IMHO
Gene
(17250)
Paul Lind wrote:
>Exactly, and my point is that those are the same tracks and the same type of
>unlighted "grade crossings" that must be crossed in the dark at
>sentinel. -Paul
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "gene lucas" <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:32 AM
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the weekend
>
>Actually, I believe the incident Paul is referring to, when our friend
>and SAC member, Brian Vorndam from Yuma got hit by a train, happened
>further east, at/near Gila Bend. He had stopped his vehicle >on the
>tracks< while scouting for an occultation observing site... Brian
>survived the crash.... his telescope and car did not.
>Gene Lucas
>(17250)
>Paul Lind wrote:
>One final note, the Antennas site gets away from one of
>Sentinel's greatest dangers: getting hit by a train. That did happen at
>Sentinel.
>Paul Lind
>
>
>
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