If the weather is at least half-way decent tomorrow, I'll be arriving at Coe
or the Peak by 4pm. I'll start observing by 6pm. All depends on who I can
meet up with. I'll be watching the TAC e-mail tomorrow to hear from anyone
who also wants to get out to a site. The 1st quarter moon won't bother me
with regards to deep sky observing before it sets. My 10" Mak will do a
great job cutting through the brightened skies. I don't think tomorrow night
will be good for large scopes unless you plan on wind surfing. Too much
wind and jet above all weekend. I've observed during full moons before and
have enjoyed clearly seeing mag. 9-12 planetaries. What you need is good
transparency. Just think, you don't need to use your red flashlight with a
half decent moon out.
Peter Natscher
Jay Freeman wrote:
> > Why in the world are you guys figuring on starting on deepsky observing
> > around 2330 on a winter night, amid a rainy week?
>
> If you have to ask, you don't belong there... :-) :-) :-)
>
> Seriously, the idea is only to go if it is clear, the objective
> is deep-sky work, and the idea is to arrive sufficiently late to
> skip the long period that is bad for deep-sky work, when the Moon
> is up.
>
> Jay da Weasel
>
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