[sac-board] Star Party at Flat Iron Sat
- From: jack.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: sac-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:17:55 -0700
Saguaro Astronomy Club Star Party
SATURDAY MARCH 2, 2002, FLAT IRON SITE
SUNSET is at 6:29 pm, Moonrise is at 10:38 pm.
Here are the directions to get to the site:
From stack to site it is 60 miles and takes 60 minutes. Travel west from
Phoenix on I-10 until you get to Exit 103, the 339th Ave. exit. Rip
Griffin's Truck Stop is at this exit. Go north (right) on 339th Ave. for 2
miles and then turn west (left) on Indian School Rd. Go 2 mi. and then turn
north (right) on 355th Ave. This road becomes Wickenburg Road along the way.
Go 12.2 miles. You will pass Flat Iron Mountain on the left and then thru
Coyote and Jackrabbit Washes. At mile marker 23.2 turn east (right) onto a
wide dirt road. (This road does NOT run along a fence line. If it does, you
went too far and are on the wrong dirt road. The correct dirt road is to the
south of the road with the fence.) If you go too far on Wickenburg Road,
there is a cattle guard and a Bureau of Land Management sign immediately
along the road to let you know you missed the turnoff.
Note your odometer reading when you turn onto the dirt road. The site is 0.9
miles from the pavement. The dirt road goes through a wash and the site is
on the left just past the wash. It is a large area of desert pavement on the
left side of the road. Some white rocks mark the entrance to the observing
site. The trip is all on hard surface roads, until you turn onto the dirt
road, which is well maintained.
Hope the sky is so very beautiful for us. Dress warm! Bring me coffee!
Jack Jones
Club Announcement Maker - SAC
602-944-5488
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