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ites and since I be the Pres I need to be at the Group Campsite. If you don=
't have any takers=2C Fred=2C please feel welcome to come join us.=20
Rob
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On Feb 13=2C 2010=2C at 8:33=2C Fred Rayworth <rayworth1969 at hotmail.com> wr=
ote:
All=2C
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For those of you that don't want to make the drive all the way to the Valle=
y of Fire=2C I'll be at Redstone tonight. Anyone interested?
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Fred
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All=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Fred=2C enjoyed reading your report. =3BI am glad that you and several =
others were able to get an =3Bobserving session in.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Went out at 9:30 =3B(EST). I wanted to allow =3BNGC-2903 =3Band=
the M-105 group to =3Bget a bit higher in the sky. I was out till almo=
st 1:00 AM=2C and spent every minute on these pbjects only. The temperature=
at that time was 20=B0=2C but I was dressed warmly and did not get cold at=
all...including my fingers and feet. =3BI observed with my 10-inch ref=
lector. <BR>
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Transparency was not good=2C and the reflection of ambient lighting on the =
snow =3Bfor sure had a negative impact. I could not see all of the star=
s in the little dipper. My estimated =3Bnaked eye limiting magnitude wa=
s for sure less than =3B5=2C possibly 4.5. However=2C I was able to do =
a decent job with my notes and sketches. =3B<BR>
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NGC-3389 proved to be difficult=2C due to =3Bthe transparency=2C normal=
ly it is very easy=2C but for most part always lacks detail. I could glimps=
e =3Bit using =3Baverted vision only=2C and could not hold it const=
antly. There is some forecast for some more freezing weather tonight and&nb=
sp=3Bduring the morning=2C but it is suppose to be over pretty fast. the re=
st of the week might allow for me to have a couple more observing sessions =
this week. <BR>
 =3B<BR>
If possible I would like to take my 4-inch refractor to a dark site and obs=
erve the February objects again. This would present an interesting comparis=
on. It is very possible that I may be able to see more fine details with my=
4-inch at =3Ba dark site=2C than my 10-inch from my backyard. =3BT=
his of course it contingent =3Bupon the sky conditions. <BR>
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Roger<BR>
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From: rayworth1969 at hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas at lvlug.org<BR>Date: Sun=2C 14 Feb=
2010 10:21:25 -0600<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] Redstone Tonight<BR><BR>
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Rob=2C<BR> =3B<BR>Well=2C my group for Redstone called off so I went to=
meet you guys at Valley of Fire. However=2C when I got to the =3Bvisit=
or's center=2C they knew nothing about it. =3BThey unlocked the restroo=
ms for me and left. Elena and her husband showed up and we =3Bthought m=
aybe you'd got stuck in that truck wreck on I-15 just before Racetrack road=
. With nobody else there=2C and since we drove all that way=2C we decided t=
wo were enough and set up =3Bin the lower parking lot. Then our former&=
nbsp=3Bclub president (just before you) showed up with his 16" LightBridge.=
He said something about Campground 2 and went looking for it. A while =
=3Blater he came back after a fruitless search so the three of us set up an=
d had a great time.<BR> =3B<BR>I nailed maybe a dozen new objects and g=
ot both the February challenge and the supplemental. =3BHowever=2C desp=
ite the eastern sky looking clear=2C it really wasn't. I guess that band&nb=
sp=3Bof high =3Bclouds moved to the east and made the sky background gl=
ow really bad. =3BThe only reason I was able to get the challenge objec=
ts was because they were so bright. I looked for a few other galaxies near =
them that were in the Mag 12 range and couldn't see a thing. However=2C the=
re were plenty of sucker holes in =3Bthe garbage up there and I got som=
e killer views around =3BOrion=2C Monoceros=2C Gemini=2C and Cancer. An=
d=2C speaking of Cancer=2C Mars looked great. I saw the dark markings of wh=
at I think was Olympus Mons=2C and watched as =3Bit roated =3Bthrou=
ghout the evening. I also could have sworn I saw two polar caps. I even had=
 =3Bthe =3Bscope cranked up to 440X at one point and between blurs=
=2C caught a few details on the surface.<BR> =3B<BR>It was funny that a=
t times=2C the sky was so pristine and the stars so sharp. Yet there were p=
lenty of spots were everything was dull and the background lit up like =
=3BI was in town.<BR> =3B<BR>Since my =3Bbackup plan was done in a =
panic at the last minute=2C I never found the correct directions to where y=
ou guys set up. On the web site=2C the link at the side just goes to a remi=
nder page. Both Elena and =3BI =3Bcould have sworn you all said the=
visitor's center=2C so that is where we went. Good thing I didn't go looki=
ng for Campground #2 =3Bwhere the sign points to =3B"Campgroud" whi=
ch would have taken us up the wrong =3Broad. So=2C in my rush=2C I ende=
d up in the wrong place. Still=2C I had a great night.<BR> =3B<BR>Elena=
left a bit before me and our former president did=2C but we gave up about =
9:45 as my paper Megastar charts were getting pretty soggy and I was gettin=
g dew on everything.<BR> =3B<BR>Hope your all-nighter went well.<BR>&nb=
sp=3B<BR>Fred<BR> =3B<BR><BR> =3B<BR>
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From: scopegeek at gmail.com<BR>To: lvas at lvlug.org<BR>Date: Sat=2C 13 Feb 2010=
10:40:17 -0800<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] Redstone Tonight<BR><BR>
<DIV>From North Las Vegas=2C there is no difference in driving time to the =
two sites and since I be the Pres I need to be at the Group Campsite. If yo=
u don't have any takers=2C Fred=2C please feel welcome to come join us.&nbs=
p=3B</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Rob<BR><BR>Sent from Rob's iPhone!</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Feb 13=2C 2010=2C at 8:33=2C Fred Rayworth <=3B<A href=3D"mai=
lto:rayworth1969 at hotmail.com">rayworth1969 at hotmail.com</A>>=3B wrote:<BR>=
<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>All=2C<BR> =3B<BR>For those of you that don't want to make the dri=
ve all the way to the Valley of Fire=2C I'll be at Redstone tonight. Anyone=
interested?<BR> =3B<BR>Fred<BR> =3B<BR><BR>
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