Thanks for the pointers. I live right between Little C and Big C, but haven't headed up for observing. I usually see too much turbulence as indicated by cloud cover. But sometimes you just get desperate. -----Original Message----- From: Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> Sent: Oct 30, 2005 5:09 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Mars --- Michael Carnes <MichaelCarnes@earthlink.net> wrote:
Kurt, just out of curiousity, where in the canyon do you go? mc
If the weather breaks, I'm trying for higher altitude, maybe in Big Cottonwood
None of these are premium sites. I go there rarely, because of headlights on the road, because the Wasatch make their own weather, and because the mountains disrupt laminar wind flow aloft. But, if I want altitude and am not in the mood to drive - 1) Big Cottonwood - Redman Campground turn-off. 2) Big Cottonwood - If the Brighton ski resort lights are off, in any pocket in circle that does not have direct light. 3) Little Cottonwood - with a cheaper scope transported in a trash bag for dust protection - Albion Basin. 4) If the Millcreek Road is open, the Upper Little Water Parking Lot, for zenithal objects. Mars should also be visible there tonight, but the road signs say they lock the gate on Nov. 1, so who knows. 5) Emigration Canyon - Little Mtn. Pass. December and February are the best times because the light pollution is lower than in summer. I have seen the morning gegenschien in February at Little Mtn. Pass for several years. Also bright comets usually resolve well at the flats in Emigration at the turn-out 1/2 mile around the corner from Ruths. Most often for a quick look on brighter non-DSOs (planets and double stars), I go into the semi-dark pocket in East Canyon, into one of the turnoffs between the reservior parking lot and the gate on the East Canyon highway that they close during the winter. Otherwise and more often, it's the longer drive to the gravel pit road, the Unita's or the West desert. - Canopus56(Kurt) __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com