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Date: 08 Sep 2006 17:53:04
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Subject: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
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Date: 08 Sep 2006 20:55:39
From: Steve Gottlieb
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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In article <1157763184.901762.53040@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com >,
VistaCruiser1977@hotmail.com wrote:
> Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
> drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
See http://observers.org/sites/
Steve Gottlieb
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Date: 08 Sep 2006 20:53:35
From: Richard Adams
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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VistaCruiser1977@hotmail.com wrote:
> Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
> drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
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Wasn't there a bit on here about someone going to a Coe Park? Is that
within a few hours drive?
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Date: 09 Sep 2006 06:16:52
From: Jim Klein
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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VistaCruiser1977@hotmail.com wrote:
>Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
>drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
Mount Hamilton ?
Inverness ?
Russian River area ?
South of Half Moon Bay ?
Admittedly some may have poor seeing or frequent FOG. Then again I
cringe everytime I fly across the US at night.
Everybody is afraid of the dark.
James E. Klein
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Date: 10 Sep 2006 06:38:28
From: Protagonist
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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VistaCruiser1977@hotmail.com wrote:
> Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
> drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
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Just close your eye, it gets very dark quick, any where!
Humanity is crazy, drunken with energy waste and light pollution!
JS
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Date: 10 Sep 2006 17:15:08
From: lal_truckee
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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VistaCruiser1977@hotmail.com wrote:
> Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
> drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
Don't know why no one has suggested it, but a big chunk of the Sierra is
within a "few" hour's drive of the Bay Area. Try up highway 4 or 108 for
quick access from the Bay Area, and minimal people.
I find my dark site just a couple of miles north of Truckee (near Lake
Prosser) - no visible lights, no people. So dark it even scares the dogs.
So: unless you didn't really mean "a few hours," there is plenty of very
dark sky available to you.
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Date: 10 Sep 2006 23:03:44
From: Uncle Bob
Subject: Re: Bay Area Dark Sky Sites?
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On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:53:04 -0700, VistaCruiser1977 wrote:
> Are there any reasonably dark observing sites left within a few hours'
> drive of the S.F. Bay Area?
Laks Sonoma is pretty dark, about 2 hrs (allowing for traffic) from SF,
north on 101 to Healdsburg.
Most of Lake County is very dark. Seeing is pretty good there too, as a
rule. About 1.5 -2 hrs NNE of San Francisco.
Mt. Tamalpias, when the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers have a star
party or a private observing session (once a month for each). Usually in
the summer, fog blankets the city and some of the east bay at night. This
transforms Mt. Tamalpias into a lovely place to observe.
Schedules can be found at the
SFAA website: http://sfaa-astronomy.org
In my town (Fairfax, CA) there is a pretty decent observing spot 4 miles
up the Bolinas-Fairfax Road called Azellia Hill. Some of the SF light
dome intrudes from the SW, but all in all, it's a great site and close to
home for me. Location:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bolinas,+ca&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=37.963367,-122.62491&spn=0.001455,0.003369&t=h&om=1
Good luck and enjoy your stay.
Uncle Bob
Fairfax, CA
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