I've had some luck with comet viewing out I-20 near Mount Arabia ( <a href="http://www.arabiaalliance.org/">http://www.arabiaalliance.org/</a> ). It's close and reasonably dark.<br><br>-- CHS<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
That state park was likely Hard Labor Creek State Park which is<br>
adjacent to the Georgia State University Observatory. If it was<br>
between 1995 and 1997 springtime for the Leonids, I was probably there<br>
:-)<br>
<br>
Dark locations in metro Atlanta - hope for an ice storm to kill off<br>
the power for a night. The last ice storm gave 3 nights of incredible<br>
naked eye viewing from downtown Atlanta. I haven't seen the Milky Way<br>
here in over 20 years. We set up the 8" and ran it from the car<br>
battery until we were too cold hold the eye steady in the eyepiece.<br>
The ice storm knocked out the crud in the air as well as the power so<br>
the viewing was outstanding. The stars barely twinkled. By night 2,<br>
the heat effect atmospheric disturbances were also greatly diminished.<br>
Night 3 we partied with friends and didn't go out.<br>
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Sean <<a href="mailto:drifter@oppositelock.org">drifter@oppositelock.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Monday 23 February 2009 10:07:13 pm Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html" target="_blank">http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html</a><br>
>><br>
>> New comet lulin. I couldn't make it out and am blaming it on Atlanta<br>
>> haze. Bummer. Will check tomorrow.<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
><br>
> Is there a good dark sky site anywhere near Atlanta? Years ago I went<br>
> out to a state park well east of Conyers to view a meteor shower.<br>
><br>
> Sean<br>
><br>
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