The observing at the North Rim has some other problems, the main place is next to the Lodge where there is a limited view of the sky. I think they now turn off the lights at night but I am not sure. The last time I was there they left on dim yellow lights for safety reasons. However, the seeing is very good next to the Lodge. On another night we went to one of the other view points (I think it was Point Imperial) where we had a fairly unobstructed view of the sky. It was very dark and the transparency was very good there but it was very cold with a fairly stiff wind. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Poe Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:59 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Grand Canyon - North Rim Hi Debbie! Yes the North Rim is good. Almost as good as Bryce but not quite. Since Laughlin Coal Plant has been shut down there's less air pollution than their used to be but light pollution from Vegas, St. George, and especially sad is all the light from the South Rim are growing unchecked. Together they impact the sky enough that 7.0 limiting eye magnitude nights are rare there. We still get them once or twice a week here at Bryce and we are closer! Or at least we are in route to the North Rim so give us a try too! - Kevin Poe On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:
Anybody planning on going to the North Rim in June? I hear the viewing is superb. Omega Centauri is also visable as well as Centaurus A (NGC 5128). I had a friend that said that Cape Royal was a good place to observe.
Debbie
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-- By the 3rd millennium, the reckless use of light nearly vanquished the night. A formidable few rushed to defend the last sanctuaries of natural darkness.
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