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Scooter
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This Weekend

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Hey guys I was just curious who all is going down to CGO this weekend? From the clear outside it should be good both days but Saturday is going to be clearer. Tomorrow night might be good for a couple of hours or so. Just curious which day people are thinking of going down.
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SEmert
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Keep a watch on the CGO forum to see if there are any reports as to how much the driveway/parking lot and field have dried up. If they are really wet yet we would request people abstain from driving on them and causing big ruts. Honest... this is not as bad a request as you may be thinking! Years ago before the gravel parking was put in, every last one of us had to park along the side of the road on Dodge County A and schlep our equipment down onto the observing field!
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Scooter
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So in other words you're not requesting people not to go but to respect the wishes of the board. Those wishes are to park on the road.
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SEmert
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Scooter wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:30 am So in other words you're not requesting people not to go but to respect the wishes of the board. Those wishes are to park on the road.
Huh? I'm saying feel free to go to CGO, but please try to avoid to make tire ruts in squishy muddy clay.
Steve Emert
MAS Membership Coordinator
12.5" f/4.7 Obsession Clone Homemade Truss Dob, sometimes equipped with Celestron StarSense Explorer app
Celestron C8 SCT OTA on AVX GEQ mount
Astro-Tech AT72 ED Refractor OTA usually on Explore Scientific Twilight 1mount or tripod with Benro geared head
Celestron 5" SCT OTA on Synta AZ-4 or Explore Scientific Twilight 1 Alt-Az Mount, usually equipped with StarSense Explorer app
Orion 150mm Mak OTA and Orion EQ-G computerized mount
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