[AZ-Observing] Re: Thunderbird Park Star Party 10 May 2008
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:29:49 -0700
While I wouldn't exactly call it difficult, I spent a good deal of time on
Al-Geiba in Leo. With my 0mm Ortho Public eyepiece and 2x Barlow at 120x it
showed as two very close stars of about equal magnitude & color. Most folks
were able to split it easily and said that hey saw one star as slightly
brighter.
I agree with Jacks assessment of then site. I remember 13 years ago when I
first attended T-Bird (As a guest), there were no houses within sight of the
field and it could be described as relatively dark.
Other than that, once the park personnel figured out what was going on, the
evening was a success.
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Jones
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 13:48
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Thunderbird Park Star Party 10 May 2008
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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