On 13 May 2007 22:18:59 -0700, dogman wrote:

Come to think of it the last few days of July are a full moon anyways.
How about Southern Colorado near Mr. Peterson's place???

I'm in central Colorado, and there are indeed many fine dark sky
locations as well as a lot of public land. We lie on the northern edge
of the southwest monsoon. Historically, we've seen afternoon
thunderstorms that dissipated by early evening, leaving clear nights.
The last couple of years, however, the summers have been much wetter,
with fewer good observing nights. Whether this marks a permanent change
due to global climate change (it matches some predictions), or is simply
anomalous, remains to be seen.

If you have some flexibility in your travel plans, you might consider
the Rocky Mountain Star Stare, a fine star party hosted by the Colorado
Springs Astronomical Society. This year it's June 14-17, in the
mountains at the edge of South Park. RMSS attracts about 300 guests, and
there's lots of room for camping. Details are at http://www.rmss.org/ .

If you'd like other suggestions for places in Colorado to observe, feel
free to contact me privately.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com