Cool Road Trip Map....
Good friends will once again converge on the edge of the Colorado Plateau for awesome observing!
The 2011 dates for OSP VII are Thursday May 26 (possibly starting on the 25th Wednesday night) to Tuesday May 31 , with a Last Quarter Moon on May 24 at 18h 52m UT and New Moon on June 1 at 21h 03m UT.
Housing: A tent, sleeping bag, and warm clothes are recommended if you've not attended in years past. Heber also has a motel, Best Western Sawmill Inn, for better accommodations.
Previous years outings: Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory.
This years outing: Discovery Channel Telescope? Petrified Forest? Painted Desert? Something close?
Food: With more people attending I might ask for cash to get the food we'll be eating (Lori and I cook but we are attendees too). Each year though we've had Rib eye's on the grille for everyone one night. Breakfast can be simple like a bowl of cereal, or June's Cafe in town just a few miles away. The Red Onion bar also has good burgers for an early dinner. There is Bison Ranch nearby: cheesy-looking buildings but good food. The Italian Stallion Saloon closed up but was replaced by the Wild Women Saloon, obviously it will do well.
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OSP I ...July 2005
OSP II ...June 2006
OSP III ...May 2007
OSP IV ...June 2008
OSP V ...May 2009
OSP VI ...June 2010
OSP VII ...May 2011...
OSP VIII ...2012...