[Chaos-l] Time to start thinking about the Perseids

[Peter Smith]

Hi Jon,
I can offer to participate in this, and bring a scope if you think it is
worth it.

Peter
 
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From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:42 PM
To: Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society
Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Time to start thinking about the Perseids

Hi all.  I haven't heard from anybody but Robert about Perseid 
observing.  Is anyone else interested?

Also, i've been approached about a public-interest session the night of 
8/12 (Friday).  The subdivision of Cornwallis Hills (a little south of 
Hillsboro) is planning an astronomy evening and have asked me to invite 
Chaos to participate.  They have a community park with a fairly large 
open field, and wish to host telescopic viewing until 11:00 or so, and 
then meteors for as long as people can stay awake.

I visited the site last night, and it's not great for observing, 
primarily because of a local streetlight.  It's a pretty good place for 
a public session outside of that, though, with lots of space, fairly 
decent horizons, and a supportive HOA board.  Speaking of which, the 
latter said they were going to try to get the streetlight diffuser 
painted on the side toward the park, which would help a lot.  If that 
doesn't happen, they were talking about putting up a poles-and-tyvek 
(R) light barrier.

Anybody interested in a bit of civilian astronomy?

J.

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