What's the consensus on a site "reasonably" close to SLC, yet with good morning skies to the north and east? Looks like this year will be great, especially if the current skies hold. I can't recall a summer sky this free of dust in recent years, for this long. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Chuck, won't the shower's apex be pretty much overhead? If so, maybe it doesn't matter what direction we go. ... Just wondering. Thanks, Joe
The radiant will be overhead only near the very end of the shower, near dawn. For most of the evening it will be slowly climbing, always in the northeast, and relatively low. Mark the radiant on a planisphere and see what I mean. When imaging wide-field, any reduction in light pollution will reap benefits. --- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
Chuck, won't the shower's apex be pretty much overhead? If so, maybe it doesn't matter what direction we go. ... Just wondering. Thanks, Joe
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3 good options in ascending distance from Salt Lake all with great views to the NE; Little Mountain, the Gravel Pit, & Wolf Creek. Considering it is nearly new moon, Wolf Creek would be a great place if you intend to stay up all night and get some stargazing in too. Dave On Monday, August 9, 2004, at 09:48 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
The radiant will be overhead only near the very end of the shower, near dawn. For most of the evening it will be slowly climbing, always in the northeast, and relatively low. Mark the radiant on a planisphere and see what I mean.
When imaging wide-field, any reduction in light pollution will reap benefits.
--- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
Chuck, won't the shower's apex be pretty much overhead? If so, maybe it doesn't matter what direction we go. ... Just wondering. Thanks, Joe
Several of us are heading to Wolf Creek for Wednesday night. Its just an hour from the mouth of Parley's Canyon. Clear Skies Don Colton -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:12 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Perseids Chuck, won't the shower's apex be pretty much overhead? If so, maybe it doesn't matter what direction we go. ... Just wondering. Thanks, Joe _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com
Going to Wolf Creek on Friday. Should be great, but I wish I could come up on Wednesday. It would be great to see the showers peak without sky glow. Lisa Zeigler www.johnstelescopes.com www.mirrorkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Don J. Colton [mailto:djcolton@piol.com] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:07 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Perseids Several of us are heading to Wolf Creek for Wednesday night. Its just an hour from the mouth of Parley's Canyon. Clear Skies Don Colton
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