[Chaos-l] Little River Observing

[mdlemon at lemons-bend.com]

I happened to meet the caretakers and struck up a conversation with  
them Friday night. They live right at the entrance and may be willing  
to let observers in on occasion. I don't have any contact info for the  
ranger but would be willing to spearhead this idea if it has interest  
since I live maybe ten minutes down the road.

Mike Lemon

Quoting "Stewart-Taylor, Jon" <stewart-taylorj at anx.com>:

> I?ll second Jayme?s note that it was a very good night, in spite of   
> the moon.  Although it did wash out the comet and the 3 galaxies i   
> tried for, the Double Cluster in Perseus, M41 in Canis Major, the   
> color-contrast double Cor Carolis, and the Mizar/Alcor system stood   
> up to the glare reasonably well.  And, the park is a very nice place  
>  to be outside in the dark.  It?s a pity we don?t have more access  
> to  it: it would be a good place for a small star party, or for an   
> observing session once a month.
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> J.
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> From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org]  
>  On Behalf Of Jayme Hanzak
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 1:12 PM
> To: CHAOS
> Subject: [Chaos-l] Little River Observing
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> With the skies finally clear and the Moon aglow, there was a good   
> turn out at the Little River Park in Durham. There were
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> about 65 to 70 fellow Earth bound observers present as we opened   
> their minds to the wonders of the night sky. Venus and
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> later Saturn gave those in attendance, an awe inspiring view.   
> Venus's crescent was truly amazing. We were also able to show
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> the Orion nebula and the open cluster of the Pleidies.
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> Thanks to everyone who came out to help with Morehead's observing session.
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> Jayme Hanzak.org/chaos/
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