Jay: Herriman has fairly good skies. I've done some school parties there and I rate it better than SPOC. To stay within 45 minutes try out past Eagle Mountain and Cedar Fort. A favorite spot is on the road between Faust and Five mile pass. There are many quad runner trails off the pavement that allow you to get away from the highway light and at night you are pretty much alone. I suggest going out early enough to scout around in the daylight, take a lunch and set up at sunset. Of course this is "wilderness" so there is nothing there that you don't bring for yourself but it's very dark to the west and south. DT --- On Mon, 12/1/08, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Good Dark Sky Locations To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 9:49 PM Hello,
I have ok skies at my home in Herriman, but I am wondering just a couple of newbie type questions. First, are there any good dark sky areas with 45 minutes of Herriman that any one knows of and will share? Next, is it worth it to plan a trip out to SPLOC with the equipment during the winter? Anyway, just a couple of easy questions and any advice I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jay
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