[Chaos-l] observing session at Jordan tonight

[Mickey Jo Sorrell]

Nearly every post by RAC or CHAOS, about the session last night, 
mentions the headlights. It's time to do something about this.
I'm open to suggestions. I was thinking about using orange cones to 
prevent cars from entering the outer loop where we set up scopes. We 
could also put up a sign (I'd have to bring it with me every time) along 
the road that says something like "parking lights only, please."

Any other ideas?
(The Perseids bring out more folks - and more first-timers - so the 
situation is understandably worse for this event.)

Mickey

Terry Crook wrote:
>  I was at Ebenezer SP with many public but only Jamie with a Dobsonian 
> showing the Ring Nebula to eager citizens.
> Too many jerks with headlights on!  No sign of Mickey & Moorhead crew 
> & only one other 'scope(small refractor).
> Hot  'n humid with some hazy clouds, aircraft & too much light 
> pollution from Durham./NE....same direction as Perseids, when they 
> show up later!
> Stayed an hour & left at 10:30.
>
> I presume you were at Farrington Boat Ramp. Do we still need a pass to 
> use it or do we have blanket permission now?
> I should have stopped there instead(it's closer & darker/fewer cars). :-(
>
> Taurus Terry in Chapel Hill
> 35° 55' 47"N, 79° 01' 00"W
>
> On 8/12/2010 11:26 PM, Tony Rice wrote:
>> Anyone else get to have an extended conversation with a gentlemen
>> about the UFO he saw from his backyard recently?  Or was I the only
>> lucky one?
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Mickey Jo Sorrell
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
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University of North Carolina
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