Has anyone followed up on this? The last time I casually talked to a ranger
at Pinnacles I was told the park closed at sunset.
Rob Hawley
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Hi, All,
Here's a note from ranger Chad Moore at Pinnacles National Monument.
He's had help from Bay-Area amateurs for some of his star parties.
-- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association <a href="http://www.svpal.org/~jvn/ ">JVN's web site</a>Chad_Moore@No-Spam wrote:
Not sure if FPOA or SJAA picked up on this article, but I thought it was written very well and captured what the National Park Service is trying to do. It is still available on the internet, and might be a good news story for your newsletter. Pinnacles is one of literally a hundred NPS units that is trying to protect its night skies and forge a better connection with casual stargazers and amateur astronomers.
The New York Times should be running a similar article in the next week or so on the NPS efforts to protect dark skies.
http://www.californianonline.com/news/stories/20021223/topstories/632536.htm l
Chad Moore Physical Scientist Pinnacles National Monument