[AZ-Observing] Re: Thunderbird Park Star Party 10 May 2008
- From: "Jack Jones" <Telescoper@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:47:39 -0700
Thanks everyone for turning out and supporting the Club, Astronomy Day, and
Public outreach and education. Yes you did all that didn't you, plus realizing
how much fun it can be! Danielle M. of Parks was quite chagrined at the early
merry mix-ups and eventually having to break in to her own Park. She
apologizes to all.
The horizons all around were the most light-polluted I've seen it there. I'm
hoping some that came will get into and persue the hobby a little further and
get out to some darker skies where the show really begins. I kept it on Saturn
most of the night, having a 4" refractor, easily seeing the Cassini gaps, dark
bands, and moons Titan, Dione and Rhea (which I told everyone was Tethys :-).
It was high in the sky, but the seeing seemed very good. Did anyone rate the
seeing by doing any difficult double stars?
Jack Jones
SAC P.E. Coord
Phoenix AZ
Telescoper@xxxxxxx
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From: "Jeff Hopkins" <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:15 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Thunderbird Park Star Party 10 May 2008
Saturday evening an estimated 250 people showed up for the SAC spring
Thunderbird Parkk Star Party. There were a couple dozen telescopes.
I showed the Moon, Saturn and Alcor (with the double star Mizar) to
many people. There was a continuous line of 20 to 30 people from dark
to 9:30. Surprisingly people seemed more interested in Alcor than the
other objects. I may need to get a tracker for my DOB as I was worn
out between putting in the step stool and taking it out of the way
for kids and adults (if only I could sort the viewers by size) and
having the recenter things every couple of minutes.
I'm less than impressed with the Park Commission. I do not think they
talk to each other. It took awhile to gain access as they had locked
the gate and noone had a key. I think they ended up using bolt
cutters.
All in all, it was a beautiful night and everyone seemed to have a
great time. Jack Jones did a good job!
Jeff
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