Re: [Utah-astronomy] Planning an observing trip to Utah
Hi Quentin, As Kim said the weather at that time of year is always a little unpredictable. As it is before the monsoon season it can be nice. At that time of year it does change on a day-to-day basis. The area is very dark and very clear so if you can get to Bryce you would have some very nice seeing. Are your travel plans set yet? If not a delay to the Bryce Festival would really be worthwhile. Over 40 scopes, lectures every night for 4 nights and a lot of geeky astronomers, (sorry about that Patrick). To say nothing about the great steak fry that the park service puts on at 1:00 AM on Saturday night. Jerry Foote ScopeCraft, Inc. 4175 E. Red Cliffs Dr. Kanab, UT 84741 435-216-5450 jfoote@scopecraft.com
Okay, one more question to all. Is the climate better for observing in late may or late june? Just trying to make a final decision on when to take this trip. Thanks again for the responses so far. Thanks! Quentin R. Jones Birmingham, AL
Quentin, In my experience the weather is better in late June. Southern Utah (Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef and Canyonlands) are usually much better than northern Utah. The "monsoon" season usually starts around mid-July and effects most of the State. Bryce Canyon has had several years in which almost every night in June was clear. Last year they did have some weather in early June but the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival was clear all four nights. It is scheduled this year for June 25-28, but you could easily stay later for the new moon. The weather at Bryce takes faith. In the morning it is clear, then it clouds up in the afternoon and clears almost miraculously by about 9:30 PM. If you decide to come to Bryce bring warm clothing. It will be in the low 80's during the afternoon and cool to the mid 40's by early AM. Clear Skies, Don -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Quentin R. Jones Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:40 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Planning an observing trip to Utah Okay, one more question to all. Is the climate better for observing in late may or late june? Just trying to make a final decision on when to take this trip. Thanks again for the responses so far. Thanks! Quentin R. Jones Birmingham, AL _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
To all who have replied: Many humble thanks! My travel plans are not set yet. Still working that out. Coming to the festival is an appealing option. Haven't had time to respond this week, super busy. stay tuned........ Looking at renting a 16" Night sky dob from scopes4rent.com. Gonna be to much hassle to ship my scope out there, I think. On Mar 16, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Jerry Foote wrote:
Hi Quentin,
As Kim said the weather at that time of year is always a little unpredictable. As it is before the monsoon season it can be nice. At that time of year it does change on a day-to-day basis.
The area is very dark and very clear so if you can get to Bryce you would have some very nice seeing.
Are your travel plans set yet? If not a delay to the Bryce Festival would really be worthwhile. Over 40 scopes, lectures every night for 4 nights and a lot of geeky astronomers, (sorry about that Patrick). To say nothing about the great steak fry that the park service puts on at 1:00 AM on Saturday night.
Jerry Foote ScopeCraft, Inc. 4175 E. Red Cliffs Dr. Kanab, UT 84741 435-216-5450 jfoote@scopecraft.com
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