dumb question

ok, so I'm thinking of migrating south from New York. Where can I find
statistics that tell me where I can get the maximum sky (darkness and
clearness)? I am SO sick of New York skys and looking at sky events I can't
see month after miserable month. Does the Clear Sky Clock produce and kind
of statistical history? I know this seems a bit anal but I don't want to
pack up and find myself somewhere warmer but not as clear on average.

Thanks!

Regarding darkness...

http://www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/w...pages/fig2.htm


Maximum clear days is another story...

Best of luck...

ASK


"John" wrote in message
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ok, so I'm thinking of migrating south from New York. Where can I find
statistics that tell me where I can get the maximum sky (darkness and
clearness)? I am SO sick of New York skys and looking at sky events I
can't
see month after miserable month. Does the Clear Sky Clock produce and
kind
of statistical history? I know this seems a bit anal but I don't want to
pack up and find myself somewhere warmer but not as clear on average.

Thanks!

John wrote:

ok, so I'm thinking of migrating south from New York. Where can I find
statistics that tell me where I can get the maximum sky (darkness and
clearness)? I am SO sick of New York skys and looking at sky events I can't
see month after miserable month.

Sick enough to go buy you some property near Quemado, NM or Fort Davis,
TX and do this for real? You want dark and clear, you gots to move way
southwest.

Voice of experience - burned the note in 1993 on 8 acres in the
mountains 6 miles south of McDonald Observatory. Good as it gets.
Mike

Mike Jones wrote:
Voice of experience - burned the note in 1993 on 8 acres in the
mountains 6 miles south of McDonald Observatory. Good as it gets.
Mike

How wonderful! Congrats! I live in Austin. You live in the nicest part
of the state.

Clear skies (as if you need the benediction)-
Chris

John wrote:

ok, so I'm thinking of migrating south from New York. Where can I find
statistics that tell me where I can get the maximum sky (darkness and
clearness)? I am SO sick of New York skys and looking at sky events I can't
see month after miserable month. Does the Clear Sky Clock produce and kind
of statistical history? I know this seems a bit anal but I don't want to
pack up and find myself somewhere warmer but not as clear on average.

Thanks!



Go west, young man, not south. California, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Arizona... Out here it's dry and dry means clear. Warm's got
little to do with it. - Chris

I get someplace between 290 to 325 clear nights a year.


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"John" wrote in message
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ok, so I'm thinking of migrating south from New York. Where can I find
statistics that tell me where I can get the maximum sky (darkness and
clearness)? I am SO sick of New York skys and looking at sky events I
can't
see month after miserable month.

"starlord" wrote:

I get someplace between 290 to 325 clear nights a year.

Congratulations! You have just ****ed off 18 million people and
qualify for your very own silver bullet...

Seriously - I don't get that many good nights in a decade.

Cheers

Martin

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In fact yesterday was kind of partly cloudy up until about 3pm, then it
started clearing, but had higher winds. But after nightfall the winds died
down, the clouds where gone and the sky was clear. Had old Babylon 8 out to
say hi to some of myold fav's of the sky. It was cold, but still good.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond


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"Martin Frey" wrote in message
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"starlord" wrote:

I get someplace between 290 to 325 clear nights a year.

Congratulations! You have just ****ed off 18 million people and
qualify for your very own silver bullet...

Seriously - I don't get that many good nights in a decade.

Cheers

Martin

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http://www.hadastro.org.uk
N 51 02 E 0 47

the last time it was cold (and clear, rare here) it was 3 degrees F. At
temps like that I'm afraid that my mirror will crack.

I'm sick of New York ;-P

"starlord" wrote in message
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In fact yesterday was kind of partly cloudy up until about 3pm, then it
started clearing, but had higher winds. But after nightfall the winds died
down, the clouds where gone and the sky was clear. Had old Babylon 8 out
to
say hi to some of myold fav's of the sky. It was cold, but still good.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond


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http://home.inreach.com/starlord


"Martin Frey" wrote in message
...
"starlord" wrote:

I get someplace between 290 to 325 clear nights a year.

Congratulations! You have just ****ed off 18 million people and
qualify for your very own silver bullet...

Seriously - I don't get that many good nights in a decade.

Cheers

Martin

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http://www.hadastro.org.uk
N 51 02 E 0 47

starlord" wrote:

I get someplace between 290 to 325 clear nights a year.

In UK we get the reverse :-(
jc



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