Comments from Star Party attendees:
Eric Mueller, YV Business Owner/BWF Director: "....seeing the universe from this particular location .... the sharing of information about what we were seeing live from the astronomer’s telescopes.... an exciting experience.... "
Catja Arnzen, VNA/Director of Hi Desert Medical Center: "The highlight for us was the laser-guided tour of our night skies: the position of planets and stars, the arm of the 'swirl galaxy', learning how to find the North Star, etc... I found it breathtaking and incredibly educational. I always knew my husband (a Sagittarius) was the center of the universe..."
Pat Flanagan, Mojave Land Trust: "Thanks so much for the invitation to stargaze at the newly graded Sky’s the Limit. The experience promises stunning nights ahead. Whatever traditional gazers may think, I believe the video technique is the way for lots of people to see the heavens without standing in long lines and tripping over the tripod legs. Nothing the matter with the old way but this is better..."
Sunset information from US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php