[AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the weekend
- From: Steven Dodder <sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:06:50 +0000
Thank you Andrew for reminding me about the Buckeye Hills parties and Pierre's
presence there. I didn't know him well, but those times we talked or
hob-knobbed were memorable. I guess the places they occurred were less
important than the chats themselves. I just associate him more with Sentinel
than any other place, for some reason. I suppose I should heed Rick's advice
and trust the deep sky committee peoples. They are quite a capable bunch in
many ways.
Aside from my associating Pierre with Sentinel, it's a major production for
Rosie and I to attend weekend star parties west or north of town. Maybe I'm
the lazy one here, (though I doubt it), but beginning a 2 day session at 4am
Friday never seems to work very well, (details are too gory to go into here,
trust me), and driving 100 miles one way for a one night stay isn't smart
either.
We'll try to make it to any new sites selected in the future. Who knows?
Maybe one of them will pan out, even for us.
Steve and Rosie Dodder
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> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:08:02 -0700
> From: a.goodwin1@xxxxxxx
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Last Sentinel-Schwaar Star Gaze the weekend
>
> I was in a group of people who had to wait for a train to move to
> gain access to this site. It was well after sunset when it finally moved.
>
> As I recall I met Pierre at the old Buckeye hills site in 1985. He
> always was happy to adjust your collimation and he did so after I bought
> my 13.1 " Colter light bucket. He was also happy to share a view through
> his telescope. As I remember Pierre would drive to any dark site and I
> followed him to some of the best ones. So I think that Pierre would be
> happy with the Antenna site or wherever we decide to hold a star party
> to honor his memory. It is the "folks and scopes" that make it special.
>
> Andrew
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