Crosby County Rio Blanco Canyon Girl Scout’s Campsite - July 15, 2007

Scopes:
    Kyle Vernon – homemade 6” dobsonian
    Don Fritz – 12.5” dobsonian
    CDS – 6” custom dob, AstroTech 80ED 80mm ED refractor
    Travis Brown, a pair of curious eyes

Targets:
    Moon
    Venus Crescent
    Jupiter (with GRS?)
    Saturn
    M51/NGC 1595
    M13
    M57
    Neptune
    Algieba
    Albireo
    Veil Nebula
    M17, Swan Nebula
    M8, Lagoon
    M20, Trifid
    Cr 316/IC 4628/NGC 6231 (Northern Jewel Box)

The Milky Way out at Rio Blanco Canyon just east of Crosbyton was amazing – horizon to horizon! The genuine tarantula we saw before the night got going was icing on the cake. A great site with wonderful skies. The girls were inquisitive and well behaved. We need to do this again.
CDS

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Collin D. Smith
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:14 AM
Subject: Sunday night, July 15th
People,
I know this is short notice, but Don Fritz and I are heading just east of Crosbyton Sunday at dusk for a star party hosted by Kyle Vernon of Crosbyton Schools for the Girl Scout Troup there. Anyone who has the time off (or can get it) and would like to observe at a very dark sky site is welcome to attend. Binoculars and telescopes welcome. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll get you more specifics, but right now just let me know if you can help out. I’ve asked off Monday morning from work to be able to do this, but it’s a good cause and looks to be an enjoyable night at a nice, dark sky site.
Thank you,
CDS