Re: [APML] Chiricahua Adventure and New Images

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

It sounds enticing and it's not so far from me maybe 12-14 hours. I'll have
to dream hard enough to make it happen someday.
Bobby

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Janusz <jjanusz@ix.netcom.com>

> Bobby,
>
> I spent a week at New Mexico Skies Guest Observatory last September which
is
> just outside of Cloudcroft and it was DARK.  On the best nights no skyglow
> was visible except for a very slight amount of from 3 to 5 degrees, from
> Alamogordo which has very strict laws protecting Apache Point Obs.  It's
> darker than anywhere in southern California.
>
> I recommend this area highly for its seeing, transparency and darkness.
Now
> if it were only closer........
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [APML] Chiricahua Adventure and New Images
>
>
> > I just checked the CO map of your dark sites. Man I bet those are some
> good
> > sites! I've been up there on sky trips and I know those 10-12,000 feet
> sites
> > would be extra clear for the really dim stuff. I guess the disadvantage
> > would be the normally poor seeing that usually goes with the CO rockies
> but
> > that shouldn't hurt the short to mid focal lengths too bad.
> > I'd also like to see the Cloudcroft area of NM. I hear they have much
> better
> > seeing. It's just hard for me to get off like that with my business. I
> > wonder if the AZ site is comparable to Cloudcroft?
> > Bobby
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jon Kolb <jkolb@mindport.com>
> >
> > > Bobby,
> > >
> > > > Jon excellent images from the 160. Sorry the wind was a
> > > > problem for part of
> > > > the trip. Will you go back?
> > >
> > > Thanks, and yes, I would.  Dean and Roger both thought that the
> > transparency
> > > and seeing were not at their usual quality, so I'd like to check it
out
> > > again.  It's only 11 hours' drive, so I can make the call the night
> before
> > I
> > > leave.  Besides, it was great to view some of the more southerly
objects
> > > seven degrees higher in the sky.  Omega Centauri was a great sight in
> > > binoculars rather than the unresolved blob I can see from here, and
the
> > > NGC4628 region was stunning.  In fact, I've upgraded my binocs and
> mounted
> > > them to take better advantage of the view next time, although I don't
> know
> > > when that will be.
> >
> >
> >
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