turndalightsoff
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So that's what Toronto looks like eh?
Maybe we should start a new thread with who has the prettiest (I mean ugliest) LP map. Gotta love (or hate) them colors.
Now I really wish that when the 2003 blackout had occured, I had owned a telescope -_-
Like really look at the diffrence! 
My local starfest is 200 km away, but at least it''ll be worth it when I get there 
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The names M, Mr. M
Proud Owner of a 6 Inch Hardin Deep Space Hunter Dobsonian Telescope
32mm, 25mm, 9mm, 7.5mm, 4mm plossls
Meade 4000 series 2X Barlow
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Old Dinosaur
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/08/07
Posts: 839
Loc: Out in the sagebrush
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I spent some time and went through only the US listed CSC's to see just how many were in black areas.
Very few! Pretty sad, that's the state of affairs of the night sky.
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WRS Observatory
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maureenford
scholastic sledgehammer
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Loc: New Paltz, NY
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That's what I did to find a place for my vacation - last two weeks in Sept!!!!
Maureen
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Discovery 12.5" TD on Scopebuggy
with Argo Navis and Feathertouch focuser
27mmPan, 13mm & 8mmEthos, 6mm Radian
Howie Glatter laser and Blug
Coronado PST
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THEPLOUGH
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Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND
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That's what I did to find a place for my vacation - last two weeks in Sept!!!!
Maureen
Hope it's DARK....
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Geoff...
Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow----- Celestron solar filter + A few bits and pieces..
Never give up on any one..... MIRACLES happen every day....
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mwg47x
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Reged: 06/13/08
Posts: 28
Loc: Dacono, Colorado
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Here is mine. As you can see, where I live is nothing to brag about. With the trees around the house and the sodium light at the corner of my driveway, the scope will never be used at home. Luckily I live within an hour drive of some decent spots.
I overlayed the LP map in Google Earth.
Upper Beaver Meadows is only 45 minutes away.
RAC and CRC are about an hour away.
The DAS site is about 75 minutes away.
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THEPLOUGH
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Reged: 01/11/08
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Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND
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Can some one explain these MAPS. Are the blue areas the dark sites for example...
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Geoff...
Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow----- Celestron solar filter + A few bits and pieces..
Never give up on any one..... MIRACLES happen every day....
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mwg47x
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Loc: Dacono, Colorado
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Can some one explain these MAPS. Are the blue areas the dark sites for example...
Sure. 
According to the CSC site, this is the breakdown by color:
White: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness >27.0
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: <18.38
Bortle Scale 8 or 9
Red: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 9.0 to 27.0
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 19.50 to 18.38
Bortle Scale 6 or 7
Orange: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 3.0 to 9.0
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 20.49 to 19.50
Bortle Scale 5
Yellow: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 1.0 to 3.0
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 21.25 to 20.49
Bortle Scale 4.5
Green: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 0.33 to 1.0
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 21.69 to 21.25
Bortle Scale 4
Blue: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 0.11 to 0.33
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 21.89 to 21.69
Bortle Scale 3
Grayish Black (Darkest color seen on my post above yours)
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 21.99 to 21.89
Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness 0.01 to 0.11
Bortle Scale 2
Black: Artificial/Natural Sky Brightness <0.01
Sky Brightness mags/sq arcsec V Band: 22.00 to 21.99
Bortle Scale 1
HTH
Matt
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turndalightsoff
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Yea I hear you man. I need a 200km drive just to get to green. Hopefully I'm going to a cottage this summer, and I'll obviously get darker skies but I'm hoping for bortle scale 3 at least.
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The names M, Mr. M
Proud Owner of a 6 Inch Hardin Deep Space Hunter Dobsonian Telescope
32mm, 25mm, 9mm, 7.5mm, 4mm plossls
Meade 4000 series 2X Barlow
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THEPLOUGH
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Reged: 01/11/08
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Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND
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Thank you for that explanation Matt, I really feel for you guys in them big city's/towns. It's only when I see something like those sky maps that I truly appreciate where I live... 
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Geoff...
Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow----- Celestron solar filter + A few bits and pieces..
Never give up on any one..... MIRACLES happen every day....
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Bill Mitchell
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Reged: 11/25/03
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Loc: Cornwall Ont. Canada
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Heres a photo of my dark sky site at our Island cottage on the St. Lawrence River near Summerstown Ontario Canada.This deck Faces East to south.This is our third year of construction,were about 80% complete.
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GPS11
SkyWatcher 8 in. Dob
Orion 100ED SVP
Meade 4500
William Optics 80FD
SkyWatcher 102 Mak
Orion Resulox 15 X 70
Zhumell 25 x 100
Zhumell 20 X 80
Denk 2
Mallincam Hyper Color Camera
Orion Resolux 10 x 50
Edited by Bill Mitchell (07/09/08 09:41 PM)
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Bill Mitchell
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Reged: 11/25/03
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Loc: Cornwall Ont. Canada
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This deck faces north to east.
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GPS11
SkyWatcher 8 in. Dob
Orion 100ED SVP
Meade 4500
William Optics 80FD
SkyWatcher 102 Mak
Orion Resulox 15 X 70
Zhumell 25 x 100
Zhumell 20 X 80
Denk 2
Mallincam Hyper Color Camera
Orion Resolux 10 x 50
Edited by Bill Mitchell (07/09/08 09:49 PM)
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NightMonkey
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Loc: Upstate, SC
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mine isn't anything to jump about. 
Man....Look at all that blue just 30 miles away from your spot....AND I see a peak of black there....I would be smiling from ear to ear for that one...Charlotte isn't as bad as some of the others, but this is pretty much the way the cookie crumbles around here.
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Snow dog
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Reged: 07/17/05
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Loc: Alberta Canada
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Well I think I'm in the green where I'm at but I have blue to grey/black within 30 to 45 min from where I am. Only issue I have with them is access. I think it's 4X4 and "authorized personnel only". The place I want to go look at has a couple of gates blocking the road leading up to it. Here's the fun part...The company I work for has the right and the keys to get there  I'm going to borrow a company truck this weekend and the keys to go check it out. My only light pollution at the site might be about 200 feet up in the form of a red aircraft please don't hit me light. I might see if I can take my bike up there just to scope it out(just a little more fuel efficient than the work truck) 
If I manage to make it up there I'll take a few pics for everyone. If not I'll post my backyard where I am staying.
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Seeing everyone is doing LP maps here's mine. I'm located at the Beak of the funky chicken marked by the +. My area that I want to go exploring is located just up and to the left of his head
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Marc
Someone get these crazy dogs off me
12" LX200 Classic
ETX-90PE
Meade DSI
Canon AE-1, EOS Rebel 350
My Home Page
Edited by Snow dog (07/10/08 12:05 AM)
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THEPLOUGH
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Reged: 01/11/08
Posts: 3957
Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND
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Marc it looks like your heading for the Rabbits nose..... .. Their are some great shapes on your LP map... 
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Geoff...
Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow----- Celestron solar filter + A few bits and pieces..
Never give up on any one..... MIRACLES happen every day....
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InkDark
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Reged: 10/29/07
Posts: 1502
Loc: Montreal, Canada
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Yea I hear you man. I need a 200km drive just to get to green. Hopefully I'm going to a cottage this summer, and I'll obviously get darker skies but I'm hoping for bortle scale 3 at least.
Be warned though, once back at home you'll probably suffer from black sky blues. I know I do, every time coming back from a vacation.
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Jimmy
"Rarely Have So Many Understood So Little About So Much" - Palle Yourgrau
"...since that time, I have not complained about the weather one single time. I’m glad there is weather." – Alan Bean, Apollo 12
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Skip
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 01/23/08
Posts: 815
Loc: Austin, Texas, USA
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Looking west after sunset with the observatory (roof open) Sorry for the dark image.
Looking north (observatory roof closed).
Looking south-southeast.
The horizon to the east is a bit more restricted by a tree line cutting off about 5 degrees altitude.
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Skip
Celestron NexStar 6SE (Small Caliber)
Orion SkyQuest XT10i Intelliscope (Howitzer)
2 25mm Plossls; 24mm & 13mm Hyperions; 10mm Plossl; 6mm BO/TMB; 2X Barlow
Telrad + 4" Riser
7Ah PowerTank
Starbound Observing Chair
“It’s impossible to make things foolproof because fools are so ingenious.” (Unknown)
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Brent A.
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Reged: 06/30/08
Posts: 17
Loc: Georgetown, KY
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Where do you get the LP maps from? I checked cleardarksky.com but couldn't find the maps you guys are posting.
Thanks
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Frankfort
Lexington
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turndalightsoff
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Reged: 06/24/08
Posts: 172
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When you are on your locations chart page, there is a toolbar below the chart. It has a starmap, lp map, and some other things. 
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The names M, Mr. M
Proud Owner of a 6 Inch Hardin Deep Space Hunter Dobsonian Telescope
32mm, 25mm, 9mm, 7.5mm, 4mm plossls
Meade 4000 series 2X Barlow
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Brent A.
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Reged: 06/30/08
Posts: 17
Loc: Georgetown, KY
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When you are on your locations chart page, there is a toolbar below the chart. It has a starmap, lp map, and some other things.
HA!  I guess being highlighted in bright orange didn't make it stand out enough! Thanks. 
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Frankfort
Lexington
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Old Dinosaur
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/08/07
Posts: 839
Loc: Out in the sagebrush
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Or you can go here too.
http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/
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WRS Observatory
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