I couldn't help registering some hollow laughter when I read
"...much better from a darksky site," however. If you're saying that
from the California desert, what can I expect (other than sky fog and
cloud bottoms) from the Great Dismal Swamp known as Maryland


Hi Davoud,

My home skies in Palm Springs are probably similar to many mid-size city =

skies. Naked eye limit is around mag 4.5. However within an hour's drive =

i can be under mag 6 skies.=20

-Florian