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

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

Well, it looks like my table got mangled in the transmission.  But I see
that Alson Wong already sent all that is needed.  Will see all the brave
soul's there again this year.

Fred L.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred & Liz Lusen" <fl.lusen@verizon.net>
To: "Astro-Photo@Seds.Org" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Texas Star Party-Bad Moon Week??


> 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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