Re: [APML] Planet images stacking ...

[astropix@att.net]

 Steve H. writes:
> I imagine Hawaii, up on Mauna Kea, would be even better for film if you
> could afford the trip...

 Tent space at Bahia Honda for five daze - $118.00... Gasoline to travel on - 
$125.00... Eat fresh, gourmet seafood all week long - $100.00... Photographs 
and memories - *priceless* !!!

> ... what
> are the elevation options down there in FL--exit ramps? <g>

 Errr... you obviously don't understand the conditions of the atmosphere 
there... It's the *lack* of topography that makes it work! With everything at 
or near sea level, the atmosphere calms way down... the air flow is laminar 
at all levels of the atmosphere on many nites! 

 This is like a 12 mi. thick piece of perfectly polished optical window 
glass... seeing is frequently sub arc-second - all year round! The islands of 
the Bahamas, Carribean and Cuba stop the Atlantic's big waves from ever 
reaching FL's Key Islands... point-break city... as far as the eye can see! 
Not a surfers paradise... but incredible for astronomy!

 The *only* reason a major observatory has never been constructed there is 
the inevitable Hurricanes and Tropical Storms... standing 10' above sea level 
when a 20' storm surge driven by 160 mph winds approaches is not a pleasant 
thought. Paradise has it's price, too.

 I just hope for some transparency while I'm there... this time of year, it 
can go either way. If it's clear... it *will* be steady... Mars isn't going 
to wait either way!

 Best...

--
 Geoff

http://home.att.net/~astropix/


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