----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert MacKay" <rob@No-Spam>
To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 1999 12:11 PM
Subject: montebello and next weekend
> I was only there once, by myself on a Friday night and I am sure others
will
> fill in the blanks. Considering bay area traffic, it may be a little bit
of
> a drive to get there for you, but not too bad. I like the site alot and
was
> surprised at how dark the southern sky was. The ranger expects TAC on
> Wednesdays and there will usually be someone there with a permit. (I have
> one, as do many others) On other days they like to have 24 hrs notice but
I
> was up on a Friday without any notice and didn't get any hassle.
>
> Robert. . .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nancy Freitas <capella29@No-Spam>
> To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 1999 12:01 PM
> Subject: montebello and next weekend
>
>
> > Montebello ... I want to go ... i have not been there yet , and it does
> not
> > sound like far from Hayward... tell me what the rules are for going up
> > !Nancy
> >
> >
> > >From: "Robert MacKay" <rob@No-Spam>
> > >Reply-To: sf-bay-tac@No-Spam
> > >To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> > >Subject: montebello and next weekend
> > >Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1999 21:17:31 -0700
> > >
> > >I didn't make it to Fremont Peak on Saturday but I did head up to
> > >Montebello
> > >Friday night. I saw the ranger when he came to close the gate and he
> didn't
> > >have any problem with me being there. He seems to trust TAC pretty
good.
> I
> > >was the only one there but the coyotes kept me company. Just glad that
I
> > >didn't have any beef jerky in the car.
> > >
> > >Being that it was my first time with the scope out of my yard I ran
into
> a
> > >minor problem... All this sky and I haven't got the faintest clue what
> to
> > >look at!! In my yard I have a nice semi dark but limited view that
> > >stretches from Mizar to Vega. I get up there and that same view is
stuck
> > >in
> > >the light dome.. I turn around and I see a stretch of southern sky that
> > >looked fantastic but I didn't really know my way around it.
> > >
> > >So I did the next best thing. Put the SkySensor in "Sky Tour" mode and
> let
> > >er rip.. I got a nice tour of a bunch of different objects which I
have
> > >never seen before. Most of the time I didn't really know what I was
> looking
> > >at but it sure was a good time.
> > >
> > >The sky up there is pretty dark.. A lot darker than I thought it would
> be.
> > >There is also a whole lot of sky to look at. Next time I go up I am
> going
> > >to be sure that someone else is up there with me to show me around the
> sky.
> > >
> > >As for next weekend. I plan to go to Henry Coe.. I haven't been there
> > >before so I wouldn't mind if someone contacted me to answer a few
> > >questions.... Like is the setup area far from the campsites? All that
> sort
> > >of thing....
> > >
> > >I'll hopefully make it up to Montebello this Wednesday, although I'll
> > >probably just bring the binos and have a few regulars educate me a
bit..
> > >
> > >Cheers!
> > >
> > >Robert
> > >
> >
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