[Chaos-l] public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

Fri Dec 21 17:38:35 EST 2007

great! I will be able to go Thursday (Jan3), or if we get blessed with rain, Friday
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Nielsen 
  To: Jayme Hanzak ; Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society ; larrycrum at mindspring.com 
  Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

  Jayme (and everyone else),

  Sounds good to me (sorry I haven't responded earlier) ... although setting a *single* night is usually asking for trouble.   I would suggest either Thursday or Friday night (with Friday being the rain "make up" day).

  Robert

  Jayme Hanzak wrote: 
This would be a good night. The moon is waning and will rise well after we are gone. How does everyone feel about Thursday January 3rd? 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Crum" <larrycrum at mindspring.com>
To: "Jayme Hanzak" <jhanzak at unctv.org>
Cc: "BOBI GALLAGHER" <vega13705 at verizon.net>, "Jon Stewart-Taylor" <joncst at earthlink.net>, "Robert Nielsen" <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, breivogel at campbell.edu
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:48:38 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

Sorry I was mistaken about the full moon.  It is not (only about a quarter).  So how would Thursday Jan.3 work?

-----Original Message-----
  From: Jayme Hanzak <jhanzak at unctv.org>
Sent: Dec 21, 2007 10:07 AM
To: Larry Crum <larrycrum at mindspring.com>
Cc: BOBI GALLAGHER <vega13705 at verizon.net>, Jon Stewart-Taylor <joncst at earthlink.net>, Robert Nielsen <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, breivogel at campbell.edu
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

We would love to help you learn to enjoy your telescope. Bring them along. So, when is the star date?

Jayme

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Crum" <larrycrum at mindspring.com>
To: "BOBI GALLAGHER" <vega13705 at verizon.net>, "Jon Stewart-Taylor" <joncst at earthlink.net>, "Robert Nielsen" <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, breivogel at campbell.edu, "Jayme Hanzak" <jhanzak at unctv.org>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:47:53 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

Thanks for the suggestions, Bobi.  I think identifying constellations is a nice addition.  Any day that week is OK with me, so let's plan for an evening that is most convenient for you and the other CHAOS members. 

Several people have expressed an interest in this, including several Bynum residents and some folks from Fearington.  I can also notify Northwood High School which is only a couple of miles away to attract some students. I think there will be a good turnout.

A few folks (including me) have telescopes but have never used them.  Would you and the other CHAOS members be willing to help the novices?

Larry

-----Original Message-----
    From: BOBI GALLAGHER <vega13705 at verizon.net>
Sent: Dec 20, 2007 10:03 PM
To: Larry Crum <larrycrum at mindspring.com>, Jon Stewart-Taylor <joncst at earthlink.net>, Robert Nielsen <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, breivogel at campbell.edu, Jayme Hanzak <jhanzak at unctv.org>
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

Hi Larry -

Sounds like a very cool idea. I would suggest some evening from Wednesday, 
January 2 through the following Sunday. On a week day, I could get there 
around 7 p.m., earlier on Saturday or Sunday. My telescope is not the 
biggest (120mm), but it gets some objects rather nicely. Plus we could 
identify constellations naked eye, if folks would like.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Crum" <larrycrum at mindspring.com>
To: "Jon Stewart-Taylor" <joncst at earthlink.net>; "Robert Nielsen" 
<robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>; <breivogel at campbell.edu>; 
<vega13705 at verizon.net>; "Jayme Hanzak" <jhanzak at unctv.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

      Thanks to all who expressed some interest in this.  If you would like to 
proceed, please contact me.  I am open to any suggestions.  I can also 
handle publicity. I am sure we can have a good turnout.

-----Original Message-----
        From: Jon Stewart-Taylor <joncst at earthlink.net>
Sent: Dec 19, 2007 12:01 AM
To: larrycrum at mindspring.com, Robert Nielsen <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, 
breivogel at campbell.edu, vega13705 at verizon.net, Jayme Hanzak 
<jhanzak at unctv.org>
Subject: Re: public skywatching on the Bynum Bridge?

Hi all. Sorry to take so long to respond regarding this.  In an e-
mail to me, Mr. Crum proposed:
          [...] The Bynum bridge is quite dark, access is very easy, and
would provide a really dramatic setting from which to view the
stars.  I also think there would be a good turnout of curious
adults and students.

If this idea sounds like something your group would be interested
in, please reply and let me know.  Then we could work out the details.
            Robert Nielsen noted:
          I'll be happy to talk to him ... although setting up telescopes on
a bridge (with all the vibrations) could be bad
            and Christopher Breivogel added:

          I've observed from that bridge with my scope, and it's not bad.
You can park nearby, but have to carry your stuff a little way out
onto the bridge to get clear of the trees on the banks of the
river.  It's pretty dark, too, but by no means perfect.
            Then  Bobi Gallagher chipped in:

          I drove down there today to see the bridge in daylight. Looks like
a neat observing place. So I am very interested in Larry Crum's
request. Please let me know if I should contact Larry, or if you
want to do something more organized.
            The consensus is that this would be an interesting place to try
observing at least once, and several people wished to contact Mr.
Crum to work on specifics.

Regrettably, i won't have time be able to help on this, but everyone
who expressed interest is on the recipient list of this e-mail.

Best of luck.

J.

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