[Chaos-l] MASP

[Robert Nielsen]

Everyone,

I plan on being somewhere in the first 10 people to setup ... I will 
be waiting in line when MASP opens!

There is a logistical problem with having a "CHAOS area" ... the 
sites are first-come, first-serve ... and unless we are all there 
roughly at the same time, the sites are taken by different 
groups.   What I did last year was setup facing the "telescopes only" 
area ... so that everyone from CHAOS could setup their scopes around 
my tent in roughly the same spot.  But that didn't work, (1) because 
they needed more tent area and collapsed the telescope area to a 
smaller plot, and (2) CHAOS members showed up in tents at different 
times during the week and setup wherever was "best" at that 
point.   So I think *camping* near each other may be next to 
impossible.   Observing next to each other may be possible.

During the early part of the week, there isn't much going on outside 
of observing and visiting with other folks (which, as Mark says, it 
thoroughly enjoyable on its own ... in fact, it is the part that I 
enjoy the most).   More stuff happens later in the week, when the 
vendors show up, there are more "interesting" speakers, etc.   But I 
enjoy the "time off from work" to observe every night, and sleep 
during the day.

I assume Alice will also show up this year.   So it sounds like we 
will have a fairly big turnout.   Be sure to look me up when you get 
there (look for the CHAOS banner) ...

Robert

PS.  Mark, the field to the right had problems with trees (as did 
some other places), and that is where the organizers lined everyone 
up before they registered ... so I don't think it would be the best spot.

At 02:47 PM 9/29/2007, you wrote:
>hi, yes let's coordinate some kind of perimeter for us.  I"ve got a 
>large gazebo I can bring to help out with doing this.
>correction:  I mean to say that at the end of the you can end up 
>with a tent on the tree-line and that's not good for 
>observing.  BTW, The scope field is heavily inclined.
>
>Now, last year there was a real muddy area that may be dry this 
>year.  No one set up there and it seemed to be a good spot.  This is 
>the field just immediately to the RIGHT as you come in the main 
>entrance.  Does anyone know about this field?  assume it's not usable...
>mark
>
>Mark South
>500 Market Street Ste. 204
>Chapel Hill, NC 27516
>http://web.mac.com/md_south
>
>
>On Saturday, September 29, 2007, at 02:23PM, "Jayme Hanzak" 
><jhanzak at unctv.org> wrote:
> >Since I'll be there earlier in the week and leaving on Thursday, I can
> >certainly stake out a prime area and let you take over when I leave.
> >It'll
> >just take a touch of coordination.
> >Michael
> >
> >
> >-------------------------------------------
> >I plan on arriving Thursday afternoon as well. Robert Nielsen is going to
> >be there earlier in the week also. Make sure you catch up with him. We
> >generally try to have a CHAOS group, and succeeded fairly well two years
> >ago.
> >
> >SAVE some space for me.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Jayme
> >
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