Re: [APML] Texas Star Party-Bad Moon Week??

["Fred & Liz Lusen" <fl.lusen@verizon.net>]

Before everyone gets upset (like last year) here are the weekly particulars
from http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

                     5-May     6-May     7-May     8-May     9-May
10-May     11-May     12-May
Moon Rise     2.47        3.20         3.50         4.19        4.47
5.16          5.46        6.20
Moon Set      13.48     14.42        15.35      16.28       17.21
18.15         19.10      20.08

Not all that bad.  We cannot expect new moon in the middle of the week all
the time.

Fred Lusen

----- Original Message -----
From: <KGKIRKLEY@aol.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:24 PM
Subject: [APML] Texas Star Party-Bad Moon Week??


> To APMLer's:
>
> To those interested in attending the Texas Star Party, May 5-12, 2002, in
the
> Davis Mountains of West Texas to do astrophotography or imaging:
>
> The organizers have once again (last year too) picked the wrong week.
> Last Quarter is May 4 and New Moon is May 12, meaning there will be a moon
in
> the morning sky all week.
>
> At the TSP, from sunset until about 1 am, the Spring Sky and Galaxies
> prevail, but after midnight, the Summer Sky rises in the East. For
> photography purposes, this morning sky is the main reason to attend TSP,
but
> this year, as last, the moon will be in attendance too.
>
> I think the organizers think everyone will go to the lectures and out to
> observe until midnight, then go to bed. Why would anyone go to a distant
star
> party with incredible skies and go to be at midnight???????? Go figure.
>
> Kent Kirkley
>
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