[Atmob-club] Stellafane newbie question

[William Lee]

Peter,

I was referring to the field near the pink clubhouse.  Sounds like I'm  
okay setting up inside my tent, it's just a matter of getting a good  
camping spot with a good view. I'll try to get there early.

Thanks,
Bill

On Jul 28, 2008, at 6:52 PM, Peter Bealo wrote:

> Bill,
>
> To which field are referring? Over by the pink clubhouse and Porter  
> Turret??
> If so, I'd say no way, unless you plan on being with it pretty  
> continuously.
>
> For me, my typical plan is to set up a scope next to my tent. I camp  
> in
> Sue's Field, near the new pavilion. A number of ATMoBers camp along  
> there,
> and a number camp out back in Houston's Hollow under the trees. It's  
> a mixed
> bag.
>
> New for this year, I am told they cleared some land by the Shuppmann  
> scope
> for camping. That's higher up and ought to be good for observing as  
> well.
>
> At night you'll find people here, there and everywhere! Some folks  
> stay in
> the camping area going scope-to-scope. Others go up the hill,  
> observe there
> and then come back to their tents and observe more.
>
> Hope to see you there,
> Peter Bealo
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atmob-club-bounces at atmob.org [mailto:atmob-club-bounces at atmob.org 
> ] On
> Behalf Of William Lee
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 6:35 PM
> To: atmob-club at atmob.org
> Subject: [Atmob-club] Stellafane newbie question
>
> I have a Stellafane newbie question. (I've only been once--and that
> was a day trip.) I'm planning on camping and have a Kendrick
> Observer's Tent, so I was wondering if it was better to set up my
> scope in my tent rather than at the telescope field. I'm bringing
> commercial scopes (a C8 and an 4" APO) on a commercial mount (G-11),
> so it's not like they're going to need to be there for competition. On
> the other hand, if everyone is up on the field, shouldn't I be? And
> does anyone ever have problems leaving their scopes up on the field?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
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