enthusiastic
energy and hopefully his 25" (!!) Dobsonian monster telescope for unbelievable
views of the galaxies of the Spring sky. Look at our previous trips to this
location - Astro
28H in '03, and Astro
28P in '06May 15-17, 2009
Mt. Lassen National Park
in the Cascades Range. This is a spectacular venue for studying planetary
science up close. We'll stay at Hat Creek group campground, site GP1 (reservations
already made) and then drive to nearby Mt. Lassen to tour the park and it's
geologic sites on Saturday. We would hope to tour the new
SETI observatory site a few miles from camp, where scientists are
searching for ETs. Hat Creek has a trout stream running through it, and pitch
black skies for doing astronomy. With just a little luck, JP (long time Cabrillo
Astronomy Club member who moved up north) might join us and contribute his enthusiastic
energy and hopefully his 25" (!!) Dobsonian monster telescope for unbelievable
views of the galaxies of the Spring sky. Look at our previous trips to this
location - Astro
28H in '03, and Astro
28P in '06
Springtime can be dicey for Mt. Lassen
- a heavy snow late in the season might still be a problem. However, that's
very unlikely at this point - as 2008/9 is shaping up as another drought year.
In the spectacularly unlikely event that a late snow storm comes in, we'll relocate
our course to a lower elevation location. Stay tuned to this webpage, and when
I see you at our pre-trip meeting we should also have a solid weather forecast
for the area as well. Note that Hat Creek campground had the last of its snow
melt in early April and temperatures there now are quite warm. We'll have a
concentrated dose of astronomy, geology, and fun. I'll do my famous group meals,
including a French Crepes breakfast on Saturday. We'll keep busy during the
day and give you a break in the late afternoon for some of your own exploring
before meeting up again for dinner. Join us!
