I'll have to give the Gravel Pit a try sometime. I have a couple of sites up pass Guardsman Pass that I like but they will become unusable come winter. In terms of Lakeside and Rush Valley/Pit n Pole, I like both sites and Rush Valley is only a 40 to 45 minute drive for me. If humidity is up I can go up in elevation out there by Five Mile Pass which is a shorter drive and the two sites there are up and away from the main road, or pass the Pit n Pole site. Also to get out of the humidity there are a few sites above Provo that are okay and accessible come winter. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Robert Taylor <rob.taylor@digis.net>wrote:
I agree with Lowell. I know a lot of people like Lakeside and it's a good spot but moisture and elevation are not as good as the Gravel Quarry IMHO. Lakeside is a further drive for me as well. I find the GQ skies quite dark except in the west which is somewhat polluted by the Salt Lake Front, other directions are very good, especially the north, east and south, you loose some sky from about SW to NNW to light pollution but it's still OK. Rush Valley is long for me these days and I haven't been there in a while.
On Saturday the transparency was very good/excellent but the steadiness was only marginal, the stars were bouncing around quite a bit. Not so good for Photography on Saturday, stars were becoming small disks instead of points.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Lowell Lyon Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:20 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Brown's Canyon/Gravel Quarry
Kim Hyatt and me had a delightful time at the Gravel Quarry Friday night. I thought the sky to be quite dark and steady. Brown's Canyon is my preferred location because from my home in Cottonwood Heights, it is a total of 40 miles to the site and I can get there in as many minutes. Lakeside or Rush Valley is further to drive for me and I prefer to have a little more elevation and a dark eastern sky.
Lowell Lyon
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