Updated:01/26/2016
Image © 1989-2002, Anglo-Australian Observatory, photograph by David Malin.
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FRAC meets at the University of Georgia's - Griffin Campus - Georgia Experiment Station
on the second Thursday of each month, with astronomy talks, lectures, demonstrations, movies, door prizes and more.
To get to the wildlife management area from, say, Hampton, come S on U. S. 19/41 and stay on the 4-lane past the Hardee’s/ McDonald’s stoplight at Ga. 92. Continue past the Griffin exit, and past the Newnan-Griffin exit at Ga. 16. Get off the 4-lane at the Ga. 362/Williamson Rd. exit, bear right (west) and set your odometer at 0.0. Go 15.8 mi. on Hwy. 362W, and turn left at Mt. Carmel Road. (There’s a sign announcing the intersection just before you get to it.)
Go 4.8 mi. on Mt. Carmel Rd., and
you’ll see a large “Joe Kurz Wildlife Management Area” sign on your right,
just beyond a gray mailbox.
Continue past the mailbox and sign for 0.2 mi. on Mt. Carmel Rd., and
turn right at the first – unpaved – road. (We’ll have a couple of orange
day-glo traffic cones to mark the road where you turn.) Turn right,
follow that road for exactly one mi., and you’ll come to the top of a
small hill. When you reach the top, you’ll see a line of orange cones
marking Site #3 where we set up. If you arrive after dark, look for
someone’s red-beam flashlight glow to guide you to the area where we’re
set up.
Members are also eligible for subscription discounts on "Sky & Telescope" and "Astronomy" magazines and 10% discount on astronomy books ordered through the club.
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