Re: Mill of Kintail?
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On? Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 23:55(ET)re:
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?????Attilla Danko <[email protected]>said
>Greetings Natalka,
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>Welcome to OAFs.
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>Sad to say the Mill of Kintail is not currently a good observing spot.
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>The parking lot has a streetlight. The rest of the park is dark but
>there is a locked gate preventing access to the dark parts at night.
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>We did have star parties at the mill, But they were on pre-arranged
>dates with the Mill or were don't the Mill's invitation. We no longer
>have permission to do impromptu observing there.
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>attilla danko?? danko@...,
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>On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:40 PM Natalka Roshak <nroshak@...> wrote:
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>> Hello OAFs! New member here. I have a 1-week loan of a telescope (an Orion
>> StarBlast II 4.5 EQ Reflector from the OPL) and want to bring some kids out
>> to look at planets tomorrow, if the skies are clear. I'm not an RASC member
>> so can't use their nifty observatory, but I found the OAFs website which
>> mentions stargazing at the Mill of Kintail. Can anyone fill me in on this
>> site? Can I just drive there tomorrow and set up (parking lot?), and is
>> there visibility near the horizon where the planets will be?
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>> Many thanks!
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>> Natalka
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>> Natalka (N. R. M.) Roshak
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>> http://nrmroshak.com
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