Comments on: Dragons and stars

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:43:05 +0000

@Richard:

Took at look at S. AZ, and was somewhat gratified to see that Sahuarita (see: Green Valley, south of Tucson) isn’t too bad (considering proximity to Tucson). I used to go to the Town Council meetings there (part of my former job) and was always glad to hear the Council supported Dark Skies, ripping one shopping center for overlighting their parking lot. (Since GV is a ‘retirement community’, most stores close fairly early compared to Cities.)

J/P=?

By: here

here — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:29:46 +0000

Thanks for the great link Richard. That is about what I figured about Agnes Scott. There looks like some decent viewing an hour or so east of the city at least.

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By: Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum

Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:05:10 +0000

Here’s a great link for finding the light pollution level at your favorite observing site:

http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/

Agnes Scott’s observatory is in the white zone.
:^(

By: here

here — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:08:04 +0000

Hey, I didn’t know there was an observatory at Agnes Scott. I’m surprised given that it doesn’t seem ideally located wrt light pollution. How is the viewing around that area?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:17:19 +0000

LOL, thanks Richard.

Now what did I do with my green laser pointer…

By: Matthew Ota

Matthew Ota — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:41:02 +0000

One of the biggest joys in amateur astronomy is to share your telescope with the public doing astronomy outreach. It is a very rewarding experience.

For the amateur, it also compels you to learn as much astronomy as you can so you can answer questions correctly.

Have fun in D.C.!