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Karen Keese

Edgewood Star Party - Friday, April 11

This Friday night, consider a short drive out of town to the dark skies of the East Mountains. Weather permitting, you can observe the Moon, Saturn, and other celestial delights through a variety of telescopes.

The Albuquerque Astronomical Society and the Edgewood Parks Department will co-host the Edgewood Star Party at Wildlife West Nature Park, just north of I-40 and just west of the Edgewood exit. Observing will commence at sunset (approx 7:30 pm). Admission is FREE.

To get to the park, take I-40 East to the Edgewood exit. Go under the freeway, and turn left immediately past the highway (but not back onto the access road). Follow this road approximately a mile to Wildlife West's entrance. Pets are not allowed in the viewing area. For information, visit www.taas.org or call 254-TAAS.

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It was COLD! Did they still have the star party?

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Nope, unfortunately they had to cancel due to foul weather. But there are a bunch of East Mountains telescope observing ops this summer, and I will post all the dates in early May.

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I wonder why all the summer ops. don't they know summer weather is usually crummy with all the monsoonal weather?

I usually have to take a break in july and august because it's tough to find a good evening that is cloud-free enough to look at things. september is still nice weather and monsoonal weather patterns are usually diminished by then.

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Well, I'm using "summer" a bit loosely. There will be dates in May, June, and September too. It's really hit or miss in the mountains--very changeable. You can have a great night in July and a bad night in September. But the May through September dates are the warmest and get the crowds.

Yes, I feel your pain about July and August. I find the best observing is after midnight in those months.

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