16 Mar
2004
16 Mar
'04
9:15 p.m.
Definitely not the skies you'll see at Bryce Canyon or the Wedge but from within the observatory M-31 and M-13 are both naked eye objects and the Milky Way jumps right out at you. Last year a couple of keen eyed observers were able to find stars fainter than +6 naked eye from SPOC. Patrick Chuck Hards wrote:
Michael, SPOC is not a dark-sky site. There is commercial development, residential neighborhoods and highways within a few hundred meters. It is primarily a public outreach, hands-on learning/research facility & social center. That said, the skies are a definite improvement over the Salt Lake valley. If I can swing it I may try for a few hours Friday night as well.
C.l