> If I'm reading the Lick Observatory Astronomical calendar correctly,
> sunset on the 26th is at 19.39 and twilight ends at 2125. At 0254 th
> next day, dawn begins, and sunrise is at 0440. So by my calculations,
> we will have approximately 5.5 hours of solid night observing.
> Geez, I really don't like daylight savings time...
It would be the same amount of darkness even if we weren't having
daylight savings time, and actually, the amount of observing time
is even less, because Lassen is enough north of Lick to have
notably more of a "midnight sun" effect".
By the way, I think those times cited are for standard time, not
daylight saving time. If I am right, then you'll have to wait
another hour yet before you can observe, and also before you knock
it off and go to bed. So you get to like daylight saving time
even less.
On the other hand, it probably won't snow. I say again, "probably".
-- da Weasel