[ale] [OT] Comet viewing

[Charles Shapiro]

I've had some luck with comet viewing out I-20 near Mount Arabia (
http://www.arabiaalliance.org/ ).  It's close and reasonably dark.

-- CHS


On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> That state park was likely Hard  Labor Creek State Park which is
> adjacent to the Georgia State University Observatory. If it was
> between 1995 and 1997 springtime for the Leonids, I was probably there
> :-)
>
> Dark locations in metro Atlanta - hope for an ice storm to kill off
> the power for a night. The last ice storm gave 3 nights of incredible
> naked eye viewing from downtown Atlanta. I haven't seen the Milky Way
> here in over 20 years. We set up the 8" and ran it from the car
> battery until we were too cold hold the eye steady in the eyepiece.
> The ice storm knocked out the crud in the air as well as the power so
> the viewing was outstanding. The stars barely twinkled. By night 2,
> the heat effect atmospheric disturbances were also greatly diminished.
> Night 3 we partied with friends and didn't go out.
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Sean <drifter at oppositelock.org> wrote:
> > On Monday 23 February 2009 10:07:13 pm Jim Kinney wrote:
> >> http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html
> >>
> >> New comet lulin. I couldn't make it out and am blaming it on Atlanta
> >> haze. Bummer. Will check tomorrow.
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > Is there a good dark sky site anywhere near Atlanta?  Years ago I went
> > out to a state park well east of Conyers to view a meteor shower.
> >
> > Sean
> >
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