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Re: (meteorobs) [Fwd: Dark sky sites]
Hi Donnie,
Small world....I am a RVAS member too! I lived in Christiansburg but moved
in 1992, although I still maintain membership. Haven't been to a meeting in
a while, but still keep in touch with Frank Baratta and Vince Tally. Please
give everyone my best!
Anyway....to your question...dot it is a difficult one to answer as I know how
unstable the weather is there this time of year. Traveling out west should
increase you chance for clear skies, but would pull you off the east coast
which is probably better placed. So my recommendation would be stay on the
east coast, and choose some potential locations.
Not sure if the weather will be any better, but you are welcome to come down
south...I am about 390 miles from Roanoke near Charleston, South Carolina
and will be probably be observing at a state park campground. Then again, if
it's cloudy here, I may be asking Kim down in Georgia to move over and make
room for me and my truck! ;)
Mark Davis, MeteorObs@charlestondot net
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Coordinator, North American Meteor Network
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>
> Subject: Dark sky sites
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 10:43:42 -0400
> From: "bee.bopp" <bee.bopp@mciworld.com>
> To: majordomo@jovian.com
>
> This is my first post to the mailing list. I am a 53 year old meteor
> lover
> who over the last 3 or 4 years have really started trying to observe all
>
> the major showers. Sometimes with members of our local astronomy club
> (RVAS) and sometimes alone I have pulled many "all nighters" including
> last
> November for the Leonids. That "fireball" shower was truly the highlight
> of
> my astronomy career and have been waiting eagerly for Nov 16/17 and
> 17/18 of
> this year. I have read so much on this years possibilities and as time
> is getting
> closer I want to give myself every chance to witness the shower.
> Roanoke,Va.'s
> November nights are "shaky" at best. If the forecast looks "bleak"
> (cloudy,etc)
> I am prepared to either drive or even fly to a part of the U.S. that
> might have
> clear skies. Does anyone have any suggestions for any dark sky sites
> within 400
> or 500 miles from Roanoke,Va? I've even considered flying to Las Vegas
> and
> then driving to Death Valley but from all accounts that I have read it
> sounds like
> the east coast has a better chance of a "storm" than the west coast.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I enjoy reading the "meteor"
> postings
> and hope we all have clear skies in mid November.
>
> Regards,
> Donnie Grisso
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