Assuming good weather, may I propose a gathering at Skyline Drive off of SR31 (through Fairview Canyon)? It's about 100 miles from downtown SLC - you can get there in about 2 hours. (I can get there in 20 minutes. ;-) The horizon to the north is obscured by the lights of Utah and SL Valleys and there is a little light just above the horizon to the east from Huntington power plant and to the west from Sanpete Valley. Perseus and the rest of the sky are very dark. Horizons are low, maybe 10 degrees for a couple of nearby hills but the rest is probably less. Elevation is around 9500 feet - just right to get out of the heat of the valleys. There haven't been sheep at our old observing site (a.k.a. Sheep Dung Flat) for years so it is very clean. I was just there about a week ago. The road that forks off of Skyline Drive is a bit rough, but passable for passenger cars. For anyone who may wish to camp, there are nice sites and plenty of shade in the nearby trees. There's a developed campground, Gooseberry Campground, a few miles away. I plan to be there on Thursday night through as much of Friday morning as I can stay awake for. If y'all are interested in coming I'll post a map. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:09 AM To: utah astronomy utah astronomy listserve Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Perseids Watch? Despite tonight's Aurora Watch being so much fun, it was put together awfully quickly and maybe even a bit sloppily. Maybe now is the time to start thinking about a Perseids Watch for next Friday morning (the 13th). Is there any interest here? I understand that the site near Delta SLAS used last year will not be available this year. So maybe the Lakeside site? Here's what S&T has to say about this year's moonless shower: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/99304684.html patrick _______________________________________________ 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.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com