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:
Joe,
AccuWeather is rating Cedar Valley/Rush Valley better than Wolf Creek minus the altitude of course as a 10/10 on Sunday and Monday. That is another opportunity and it is close to home. In terms of humidity the National Weather Service forecasters are forecasting : "By Friday, a push of dry air will propel the stormy weather away" and that will result in low humidity across the region. By Sunday night the ATVers if they are there, should be gone and it should be nice and quiet. I'll watch the Mesonet and decide. I may do the Pit this weekend as we have a family gathering with my wife's brother coming from out of town (good reason for me to be out of town) and early next week, and shoot for Wolf Creek next weekend.
http://www.accuweather.com/us/ut/cedar%20fort/84013/outdoor-astronomy.asp
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
Hi Jay, What's Pit'N'Pole like for Sunday and Monday? Any chance of rain? Any humidity problems? I might try there those nights. Best wishes, Joe
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From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek Pass Friday and Saturday To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 9:04 AM
Yes, the forecast has moved to where Sunday and Monday are looking very good at Wolf Creek, 9/10 and then 10/10 at Pit n Pole/Cedar Fort. I've been up in Clinton the last several nights renting a property out and the skies have been clear there. The current weather seems to be mid-Salt Lake Valley south and up to the mountains. I can go anytime up to next Thursday when I report back to work to get ready to teach again but even next weekend might be better. So sick of the monsoon and the weather this year.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
I'm interested in Wolf Creek, but the weather doesn't look promising. If it changes I plan to be there.
Kim
-----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 8:48 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek Pass Friday and Saturday
Well, since no one has committed . . . question for David. If I go to Monte Cristo do I have to reserve a campsite or are there undeveloped sites like up at Wolf Creek?
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Dunn, David <David.Dunn@supervalu.com
wrote:
If you don't find any friends to join you at Wolf Creek, you are welcome to come up to Monte Cristo and hang out with OAS this weekend.
Dave
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I just checked theAccuWeather Astronomy Forecast for Kamas at http://www.accuweather.com/us/ut/kamas/84036/outdoor-astronomy.asp and it is predicting a 9/10 on Friday and a 10/10 for Saturday for Kamas and that area. I usually use this for seeing how Wolf Creek Pass is going to be. As a result, I am taking a tent, a bag, food and my scope and heading up to Wolf Creek Pass this weekend for both days. Always a chance of a thunderstorm during the afternoon, early evening but they usually clear out by viewing time late in the evening. Anyone game for either one night or both nights? I have a friend who is planning on bringing his huge Obsession up there, and another individual contacted me to say they would be up there Thursday, Friday and Saturday so that makes three. Anyone else? I return to the working world next Thursday and Friday during the day so this weekend and next week will be my final summer excursions and I'd love to have anyone who wants join up for a night of either visual observing or astrophotography or who wants to simply come up and enjoy a very dark sky.
I had wanted to go to Great Basin but that won't work into the plans for me this week for personal/family business reasons. I'll head up to Wolf Creek on Friday, probably late morning so I can secure a campsite in the trees and then set up just down from there. I'll have a 5 person tent, really good for 3 large men comfortably that I'll set up. I'm also trying out Gary Seronik's save your scope found at http://www.garyseronik.com/?q=node/29 . Just want to see how it works. Hope to see some of you up there this weekend.
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