[ATMoB-discuss] Re: [STMlist] WSP - Gibbet Hill, Groton - Near the clubhouse

[Tinkler, James B (CSC) (US SSA)]

>From New Hampshire and the North: 

Take Route 3 to Route 40 west, towards Westford (exit 33). Follow Route
40 for 9 miles. Gibbet Hill is on your right 

>From Boston and points Northeast: 

Take Route 95 to Route 3-North (exit 32-A). Follow Route 3 for 15.5
miles to Route 40 west, towards Westford (exit 33). Follow Route 40 for
9 miles. Gibbet Hill is on your right. 

>From the Mass Pike and points South and Southeast: 

Follow the Mass Pike to 495-North (exit 11A in Westborough). Follow
495-North to Rte. 119, exit 31. Take 119 West towards Groton for 6.7
miles to Route 40 east, a sharp right turn at the white First Unitarian
Church. Follow Route 40 for about .2 miles; Gibbet Hill is on your left.

http://www.gibbethill.com/htm/showimage.php?image=photo4.jpg Ariel view
of the hill

General info : http://www.gibbethill.com/index.htm 

-Bruce Tinkler

Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:04 PM
To: Tinkler, James B (CSC) (US SSA)
Subject: FW: [Groton] Comet watching -- hill with a good western view?

If you are interested, this would be a GREAT place for a small
telescope.

-Peter

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Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:48 PM
To: 'Groton List'
Subject: Re: [Groton] Comet watching -- hill with a good western view?

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Gibbet Hill faces west. Right now there is no snow on the trail network.

Steve

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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [ATMoB-discuss] Re: [STMlist] WSP

Ross,
I had set up in the parking lot of the Nokia site at the intersection of
So. Bedford St. and Wayside Rd. It has about the only good eastern
horizon in the town unless I climbed the water tower ( illegal) or the
roof of the Marriot. I believe the area just south of Burlington
Reservoir and the apartments on Peach Orchard Rd. might also be viable.
Overlook Park is another possibilty but may be locked at night.

However, Dennis DiCicco who saw it just after noontime in a GoTo scope
two days ago, says that it has much better placement in the western sky
after sunset. 

Mitre Field has a tree problem to the west, as do most other locations.
The roof of the Senior Center would be good, but again, off limits. 

I suspect your brightness reports are more accurate at 3.3 than the -1
reported in spaceweather.com, even if it was an integrated value.

We have only five or six days left and the snows are bound to start
flying any day now. A stiff breeze this morning made it seem a lot
colder than 32 deg.
Dennis recommends concentrating on the evening apparitions.

Paul
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