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June 23rd 04, 06:41 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
I wouldn't bother going out of the yard on a moonlit night unless there were
some event that I couldn't see below my horizon (comets come to mind). I also find that observing the moon is a perfect way to satisfy the itch to get outside and do something interesting with my equipment. My kids like to look at the moon through the telescope as well, so I often just use the ST80 on the UniStar Light. It easily lowers to their viewing height, and the views are good enough for me as well. Not to mention how easy it is to walk it out the backyard all in one piece. That said, the view of the moon through the 8" SCT is superb and through the 12.5" Meade reflector it's absolutely amazing. Both are crisp, clear, and well resolved to the limit of the local atmosphere. I just have to want to put in the extra effort to get those views, which for the moon turns out to more often than not, not be the case. The ST80 views are perfectly fine, and the ease of setting up and breaking down just adds to the pleasure of the experience. -- -Stephen Paul 
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July 4th 04, 10:11 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
Assuming the fog clears out, am I better off going to a dark sky site
or simply viewing from my suburban San Diego back yard? I guess the real question for those of you with more experience is, how much will I gain by making the trip east? It definitely looks like it is going to be clear this evening in San Diego. If you travel to the mountains you will get get close to 2 hours of decent viewing, 1 hour of dark skies before the moon rises... A quick trip is worth it if you have nothing better to do... jon
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July 4th 04, 10:11 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
Assuming the fog clears out, am I better off going to a dark sky site
or simply viewing from my suburban San Diego back yard? I guess the real question for those of you with more experience is, how much will I gain by making the trip east? It definitely looks like it is going to be clear this evening in San Diego. If you travel to the mountains you will get get close to 2 hours of decent viewing, 1 hour of dark skies before the moon rises... A quick trip is worth it if you have nothing better to do... jon
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July 7th 04, 05:53 AM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
I made the trip up to TDS and got two glorious hours before moonrise.
I'm posting the full adventure below. On 04 Jul 2004 21:11:30 GMT, (Jon Isaacs) wrote: Assuming the fog clears out, am I better off going to a dark sky site or simply viewing from my suburban San Diego back yard? I guess the real question for those of you with more experience is, how much will I gain by making the trip east? It definitely looks like it is going to be clear this evening in San Diego. If you travel to the mountains you will get get close to 2 hours of decent viewing, 1 hour of dark skies before the moon rises... A quick trip is worth it if you have nothing better to do... jon
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July 7th 04, 05:53 AM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
I made the trip up to TDS and got two glorious hours before moonrise.
I'm posting the full adventure below. On 04 Jul 2004 21:11:30 GMT, (Jon Isaacs) wrote: Assuming the fog clears out, am I better off going to a dark sky site or simply viewing from my suburban San Diego back yard? I guess the real question for those of you with more experience is, how much will I gain by making the trip east? It definitely looks like it is going to be clear this evening in San Diego. If you travel to the mountains you will get get close to 2 hours of decent viewing, 1 hour of dark skies before the moon rises... A quick trip is worth it if you have nothing better to do... jon
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July 7th 04, 01:52 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during anearly full moon?
Mark Smith wrote: I made the trip up to TDS TDS? Phil
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July 7th 04, 01:52 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during anearly full moon?
Mark Smith wrote: I made the trip up to TDS TDS? Phil
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July 7th 04, 04:08 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a
TDS?
Phil Tierra del Sol, the San Diego Astronomy Association's dark sky location down near the border near the metropolitis Boulevard... www.sdaa.org jon
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July 7th 04, 04:08 PM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a
TDS?
Phil Tierra del Sol, the San Diego Astronomy Association's dark sky location down near the border near the metropolitis Boulevard... www.sdaa.org jon
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July 8th 04, 01:21 AM
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How Do I - Is it worth traveling to a Dark Sky Site during a nearly full moon?
Sorry, I was pretending that Jon was my only audience.
TDS = Tierra del Sol. It is a small community in the mountains about 50 miles east of San Diego, CA on the Mexican border. The San Diego Astronomy Association maintains an observation site out there. Mark Smith wrote: I made the trip up to TDS TDS? Phil
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