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Re: (meteorobs) North & south Arizona skies
In a message dated 11/25/01 3:52:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
JureAtanackov@emaildot si writes:
<< Kaibab national forest. Returning from Grand Canyon we stopped
somewhere in Kaibab national forest (40 miles north of Flagstaff). The sky
was
breathtaking there, in a completely different league that the previous two
locations. The Milky way was bright enough to easily illuminate the
landscape
and our vehicle, in Cygnus going from the tip of west wing past the tip of
the
east wing, towards Pegasus. It was very bright and not unlike white marble.
>>
My family and I toured northern Arizona, including the Grand Canyon,
Meteor Crater, the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest in the days
leading up to the Leonids. As we drove through Kaibab National Forecast
(during the daytime) I remarked to my wife, Renate, that " . . . THIS is
where we should be watching the Leonids from!" Just gauging the overall
scene I just knew that this region likely was capable of producing very dark
and pristine skies. I'm glad that Jure's commentary verified this!
-- joe rao
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