buckaroo
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And here is the Goldendale Observatory which has links to the nearby clubs G.O.
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Tom L
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Thanks guys...that's a fair distance from Portland...and Seattle!
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gripweed44
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Lets go to MSH!!!!!
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Downward Bound
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Thanks guys...that's a fair distance from Portland...and Seattle!
Indeed - the idea was that a more easterly site would have a higher probability of clear skies at this time of year. But anything east is going to be a longer drive no matter where you go, so maybe an alternative approach is to have a Plan A (MSH) and a contingency Plan B (East). If the weather forecast looks good for MSH, say about Wednesday prior, we mobilize to MSH and if it looks wet we opt out to our Plan B site  
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Sky Captain
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Indeed - the idea was that a more easterly site would have a higher probability of clear skies at this time of year. But anything east is going to be a longer drive no matter where you go, so maybe an alternative approach is to have a Plan A (MSH) and a contingency Plan B (East). If the weather forecast looks good for MSH, say about Wednesday prior, we mobilize to MSH and if it looks wet we opt out to our Plan B site
Yeah, I like that whole plan, back up is always a good thing. Last weekend we took a mini-get-a-way to Skamania\Hood river and over to Goldendale. Typical...cloudy in Skamania & clear in Goldendale and warmer too. 4 hours for us the back way with a stop or two.
It happened to be opening day for the sail boarders in Hood river.
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square_peg
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You were in Hood River last weekend?
I was in Hood River on Sunday. Small world. 
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Tom (Pegster)
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Downward Bound
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Nice Kerry - Is that the Mrs. out ahead of you there with the yellow sail? 
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'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, APM/TMB-152
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buckaroo
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You were in Hood River last weekend?
I was in Hood River on Sunday. Small world.
Me too
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buckaroo
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From Hood River if you look Northwest across the Columbia is Underwood Mt. I live half way to the top of it.
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Sky Captain
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I was in Hood River on Sunday. Small world.
Thats funny...what were you doing there? After brunch we went to Maryhill and did some photography, then went home via Yakima\I-90.
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Nice Kerry - Is that the Mrs. out ahead of you there with the yellow sail?
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Yep.
My daughter was on shore taking the picts.
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Me too
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Darn, we could have had a star party...to bad I didn't bring any optics, I knew the weather was going to be iffy at best.
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Bill...call me!
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Tom L
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I like the plan A/Plan B thingy! I'm game. We've been over to Maryhill a few times, I'd like to go to one of the concerts there this year...they just redid the entire venue. Wine is pretty good also! 
There always seems to be some level of wind at Maryhill due to the gorge.
He Bill, one of the guys that works in my company lives in Hood River because he is a competitive wind surfer.
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Tom
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gripweed44
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We were at a star party last weekend at Camp Hancock. 2.5 hours from Hood River
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Tom L
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Didn't like the 35mm pan in your scope? I find that I don't use mine either since I bought the 20mm Nagler T5...that is my favorite EP now...
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Tom
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square_peg
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From Hood River if you look Northwest across the Columbia is Underwood Mt. I live half way to the top of it.
I was looking over there and thinking you lived somewhere in the vicinity. What's your Lat/Long?
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square_peg
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Didn't like the 35mm pan in your scope? I find that I don't use mine either since I bought the 20mm Nagler T5...
I'd think it would still get use in the 102. Or do you have something else for an even wider field. At f/8.6 you could easily justify a 40mm Paragon.
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Tom L
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Wouldn't that be a great combination! I'm patiently waiting for the 30mm Paragon but I'm afraid it is still in vapor stage of availability.
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square_peg
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Supposedly the Paragons are coming from a different manufacturer than the Planetaries and won't be effected by the current brouhaha over those. 
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