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Árbol del Sol
Thought for the Month
In August we paid a visit to Mira Vista Resort in Marana, AZ I really have little to write about this event since I feel that I must have been the last member of SunTree to visit this wonderful resort. It is located a convenient distance for people in southern New Mexico. It, of course does not replace the rustic experience of the former SunTree favorites of Jardin del Sol and Faywood Hot Springs (both of which are now closed) as it is a beautiful and plush rather than beautiful and rustic resort. I can only add my comments that this will surly become another favorite place for SunTree Events. As with all landed clubs, the weekends at MIRA VISTA RESORT normally have "theme" activities and the theme for the weekend when we visited was the "Summer of Love - Hippy Weekend". Of course, there were no SunTree members who are old enough to remember the Summer of Love (1967) or hippies other than what we hear about from our grandparents. We all made a valiant attempt to fit in with the topic of the events, however.
Labor Day Weekend Camping Trip As of this writing, we still have a Labor Day camping trip schedule for the Gila National Forest. The Western Naturist Gathering of The Naturist Society has once again been scheduled for De Anza Springs Resort in Jacumba, CA. SunTree will be represented there and we will have a park model available for get-togethers for the club members. Look for the report in next month's newsletter
Jupiter is The Main Character in the September Sky-Drama Evening: Jupiter is still the hero of the evening southern sky again this month. He has already inspired some folks to dig out the old message of years ago when Mars was the closest to the Earth than it had been since Shakespeare's time and will be for several centuries. I guess that some people think that these rare events happen every year and they flood the internet with the same story whenever they see a bright light in the sky. This time, that light is Jupiter. The entire world will notice Jupiter blazing in the south all month, from nightfall until 11 PM. Brilliant Venus, bright Mercury, dim Mars and the Moon all plan to hold a social gathering on the first of the month in the western sky about 40 minutes after sunset. People in SunTree-land should be able to see it readily, but folks who live north of Albuquerque might miss it totally. Those three will also be together for most of the month. Venus and Mars with Mercury to their left on 10 & 11 September. Left of that grouping is the star Spica on the afternoon of 11 September. You will need, at least a good pair of binoculars to see Uranus on the night of 12 – 13 September at a barely visible magnitude 5.7. The Moon trys to help a little when it drives by, near Uranus the next night. Morning: Saturn will rise about two hours before sunrise starting around the fifth of the month, but it will be too dim in the pre-dawn sky to get a very good view of it Autumn begins with the equinox on 22 September at 9:44 AM MDT.
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