[sac-board] Re: Cherry Rd & NASP
- From: "Bob Erdmann" <bobe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 14:55:07 -0700
I just became a member of PAC, since I now own a small week-end getaway home
in the Prescott area. I was planning on attending the NASP, but saw the
following in their FAQ about NASP:
" BE PREPARED TO TRANSPORT YOUR TELESCOPE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE
OBSERVING FIELD. CARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE OBSERVING FIELD FOR ANY
REASON. "
Since I use the tailgate of my little long-bed truck as a table, and since I
use a 300 lb 16-inch, F/5 Dob, I decided to forgoe this year's NASP. Now
that I'm a member of PAC, I will ask why the restriction. Hopefully it will
make some sense.
/Bob
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"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has
endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us
to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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Bob Erdmann - Core Team Member & Webmaster
The NGC/IC Project - http://www.ngcic.org
e-mail: bobe@xxxxxxxxx
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From: <DBogan3220@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 1:50 PM
Subject: [sac-board] Re: Cherry Rd & NASP
> In a message dated 6/1/2003 1:39:28 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > I thought this was a one time condition at one of their star parties
years
> > ago, but
> > I guess not. Does anyone know the rational for this? Is it possibly a
> > holdover from
> > Gary Frey's observing experience in Michigan?
> > Stan
> >
> > "Gene A. Lucas" wrote:
> >
> > >FYI, I have not attended any of the NASP affairs, mainly due to adverse
> > >comments about various "restrictions" -- centering on apparently not
> > >being able to "tailgate" and set up next to your vehicle, which is a
> > >non-starter for me, period.
> >
> >
>
>
> SInce I'm a transplanted Michigan Astronomer I refer to the
WEB
> sites and Astro goings on in Michigan every now and then, and yes they
still
> seem to have everyone congregate in a specific area no tailgating at there
> various astro events. Similar to what was done 50 years ago at many Star
Parties in
> this country. Since then Telescopes have gotten larger and setup much more
> complicated. This makes that type observing obsolete. If all I was going
to take
> along was a four inch Refractor on a AltAz mount I don't see that as a
> problem. It becomes a problem if I want to take my 10 inch AP Mak and
AP900 goto and
> have to cart it 300 ft or 300 yards and there is where I draw the line.
Same
> goes for my 14 inch Newt and Big Foot mount. uh uh no way. So I don't go
or go
> somewhere else where I can tail gate.
>
> Clear Skies
> Dwight L Bogan
>
>
>
>
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