Here's the coordinates from Google Map for the site near Lookout Pas, and if someone wants a GIF file on it let me know, I'll export it. Lat 40 degrees 7'3.96" N Long: 112 degrees 32'20.69 degrees West I also have found that Vernon Reservoir isn't bad during the week. Your up higher there and there are campsites there but also some nice spots before the reservoir area, kinda of like Grantsville. To get there you go on Hwy 36 to Vernon and then take Forest Road 005 for 9 miles. The Forest Road is gravel and your up at 6500 feet level. Horizons are limited due to mountains (20 to 25 degrees) but after that it can be terrific. Just make sure you on Forest land as there is also private land out there I believe. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Robert Taylor <Rob.Taylor@digis.net> wrote:
Sounds like it might be nice spot out there in the desert. Can you create a map for the location? Might be a good spot to add our observing site list. I live in Kaysville these days so I personally don't head out to Rush Valley any more, used to go out there all the time, it's not a bad area.
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:45 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek Pass Friday and Saturday
Bob,
I totally understand the weather up at Wolf Creek. It's an hour and a half min. trip for me so if I go and I want to make sure it is good. I may just plan to take a few days off in Sept. and make a long weekend near new moon up there, and then with my change of assignments this year I have 3 weeks off in October including the week of new moon so if the weather is good and cold then, I'll go up.
I check the MesoNet and the NWS forecasts and I think this weekend the best bet is the west desert for Sunday and Monday. I find two days after a storm leaves we have a really good night out there. So I think I'll either go to Pit n Pole, Lakeside (I'd do the Knolls but too worried about ATVers there on Sunday).
I found a new location (actually with Craig Smith I've found several in the desert and in the mountains) out past Pit n Pole heading out the Pony Express route that is about 1500 feet higher with great SE, S and SW skies, great zenith but the northern and western horizons are blocked up to around 30 degrees (but does one really want to look below that too often?). It has a dark SQM reading than Rush Valley or Lakeside and it up higher out of the humidity. On the new dark sky charts that were just recently released it is in a black zone. It's about 25 to 30 minutes out farther part Pit n Pole, and I'm saving that spot for fall when humidity returns to the desert and I need a more local source.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
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