I'm still uncertain. Our little car is loaded to the hilt. My Son and I were planning on the heliport. But we brought small tent and sleeping bags for...
Temp at Pioneer tonight is supposed to be 53 with clear skys and very mild wind. That said, Pioneer is only at 3000', but from what I have read, the heliport...
Looks like I'm going to the heliport, hope I can find it. I will have 1 or 2 friends with me. Peddler hill sounds awesome but I don't wanna drive the extra...
Heliport was very good viewing last night. Zac actually found the Ring Nebula through his 4.5" Dob! About midnight the Milky Way just started peeking through...
It was the first time I could actually see M51 &M101 with 15x70 binoculars. Easy too! I use to always think those guys from the books were liars. I guess not....
Hello folks, I had the pleasure of meeting quite a few new star gazers at the helipad last Saturday night. My count was 10 new people. So far I have these...
For my part, I prefer Peddler Hill for unloading my telescope. I have rolled it out onto the emergency Helipad, but it really shouldn't go there. At Peddler...
Bret, Between the end of snow patches on that road (can be as late as June) and the beginning of hunting season, Peddler is the best choice. Itıs great to ...
Glenda and I stopped by the Peddler Hill site on the way back from the Reno eclipse. Again, we found dozens of nails in the sand where morons take their lumber...
Jeff, some good ideas there. Actually, I like all of them, but had another idea. Create a concrete pad that would be large enough for Bretıs telescope, or...
Jeff, some good ideas there. Actually, I like all of them, but had another idea. Create a concrete pad that would be large enough for Bretıs telescope, or...
Team, There are some good ideas here. It is likely that the forest service will not notice any minor changes as the area has no improvements, is not really any...
I noticed the deep truck tracks at the helipad, too, but assumed the forest service was inspecting the site and installing flood lights on the wind direction...
Keep in mind that it is an emergency heliport, only used when there is a fire and the regular heliport is unusable. In the last 15 years weâve seen zero...
Jeff, Last Saturday I noticed a windsock on the east side of the pad with what looked like remotely activated flood lights. Iım either blind or never paid ...
Hello All, First off, I believe the heliport has been decommissioned for the time being. If you look around the site, the lights have not been kept up and the...
Shawn, thanks for the reply. If you talk to the authorities about the pad, even if all we had was authorization to set on it at night it would help those with...
Hello everyone, I am in need of some advice regarding imaging equipment. I was able to trade my Astrotrac to someone for the Celestron CGEM. Because I am only...
Sal, Let me start off with saying, have you considered an imaging reflector? There are many rewards to imaging with an imaging reflector. In astrophotography,...
Hey all, Official word on each site from the USDA (the department the forest service is run under) and the BLM: The heliport:Listed now as an 'occasional' use...
Shawn, The person from which I bought the Mount was offering me the f/3.9 Astrotech Newt for $389 and I was ready to purchase it but I stopped because at that...
Sal, I have the 8" f4 Newt and the coma is barely apparent unless you are at rich field. And if you use a focal reducer you can get the scope to be very...
I would talk to Sam at Scope City is SF. Bald From: stocktonastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:stocktonastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Salman Sent: Thursday,...
Hi SAS AStronomers; Chris Patel just got in our BBS group. He is a long time friend of mine and the SAS and I am very glad to see him on our BBS. Chris shoots...
Shawn, Thanks for contacting the USDA and the BLM on our behalf. Good to have an official basis. The windsock at the helipad tells me that they are indeed ...
Hey Carlos-- The 'road' we set up on is that paved area on a level with where we usually set up--it's an extension of the forest road's paving, but it's more...
Thanks Jeff, It has been over two years since I wrote those articles on astrophotography for the newsletter/site. I pretty much have not touched my equipment...
