[BVARC] Stargazing
Cal Birdsall
calbirdsall at gmail.com
Wed Apr 27 10:54:00 CDT 2022
It gets pretty dark in Garwood on the prairie. Putting out decoys before dawn with no moon 😄
Cal Birdsall N5BR
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> On Apr 27, 2022, at 10:11 AM, Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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> Not nearly as dark.
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> https://www.darkskymap.com/nightSkyBrightness
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> On the other hand, it might be dark enough. If it is a lot closer (for me, Hallettsville is a lot closer than Galveston) then I would suggest checking it out and seeing if it's dark enough. Try to go in the dark of the moon, or at least when the moon is crescent not gibbous or full. I mostly wanted to share the night sky brightness map. I'm pretty confident that you can see the milky way from the green areas.
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> On 4/27/2022 7:34 AM, mark janzer via BVARC wrote:
>> A spot much closer, and maybe as dark would be:
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>> Beach Access Point #16
>> 4245 13 Mile Rd
>> Galveston, TX 77554
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>> 73
>> Mark
>> K5MGJ
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>> On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 01:45:48 AM CDT, Mark Brantana via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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>> My wife and I would like to do a day trip to look at the Milky Way. One website suggested Hallettsville or Sargent Beach. I would be grateful for any suggestions. The next new moon 🌚 will be this Saturday.
>> Mark
>> N5PRD
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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