Great example of why SLAS was never able to agree on a place to build a private, dark sky observatory. But like Steve says, we're lucky to have so many dark spots to go to. 'Course I'm happy observing from home. patrick On 14 Sep 2010, at 17:56 , Steve FISHER wrote:
I don't know. I guess it is all personal preference. I enjoy Lakeside since it has a better Western horizon than the gravel pit (Quarry). That is one of it's pluses for me. I feel more comfortable driving home late at night on I-80 from the West than I do with the small road and I-80 through Parley's canyon. I'm sure like I said it is just personal preference. When you say "Lakeside has plenty of factors that detract from the experience" are you refering to us visual guys? I don't really think so but I thought I'd ask.;) Can you imagine how lucky we are to dispute which is the best "darker sky" location? Having so many within driving distance for one night of observing is something that hundreds if not thousands of folks like us would love to have. Steve