o1d_dude
o1der than dirt
Reged: 10/03/07
Posts: 1402
Loc: The Big Tomato, California
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Excellent resource, Jon.
Your application confirms my fears. I live in a red zone about 2-3 miles from the white.
*sigh*
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Kit
"There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys." - Red Green
* A bunch of old ATM stuff that cost me next to nothing
* A bunch of new commercial stuff that cost me an arm and a leg
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Brooklyn
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/24/08
Posts: 870
Loc: Central New Jersey
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UGH!!! i am located in a RED ZONE!!
Central new jersey isn't really great for astronomy. At least I'm not located in a white zone 
Also, a dark site with light polluted skies is better than not having a dark site with stray light coming in, with less light pollutants.
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Meade 8.25"(209.55mm) LX-90 EMC (SCT)
Albert Einstein =>
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.”
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WNCAGC
sage
Reged: 06/25/08
Posts: 259
Loc: NC Mountains (God's country)
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Near red zone for me but I have places to drive to that are quite dark.
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CPC 1100 XLT "The Big Monster"
Power Tank 17
NexImager
2" Smart Astronomy 10:1 dual speed Crayford focuser
2" Smart Astronomy Dielectric diagonal
2" Smart Astronomy 2x Barlow
2" Baader SCOPOS 35 mm prototype EP
Baader Hyperion zoom EP 8-24mm
Celestron dew shield
Bob's Knobs
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Octavarium
member
Reged: 08/02/08
Posts: 62
Loc: East Haven, CT
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All red with surrounding orange 10+ miles away. Lousy CT!
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Meade ETX-125PE
Series 4000 plossol eyepiece/filter set
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IngramDW
newbie
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 1
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Jshine,
Tell me more about the finder.
What kind of reply have you received from IDA Tucson?
I am affiliated with Dark Skies Northwest @ www.scn.org/darksky
Maybe I can find help here if you are still looking for someone to take over your work.
Dave Ingram 206-372-7292
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NyxAither
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/11/07
Posts: 774
Loc: Arlington VA
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Great program! I live in the middle of a the Washington DC white zone. I have land in Columbia VA which is barely in the blue.
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Thomas
Orion XT8i
Orion 80-T Refractor
CG5 GoTo Mount w/ COL
Meade DSI II Color
Meade DSI (THANKS TODD N!!!)
Orion 4.5" Imaging Reflector
Laptop: Trusty Mac osX Powerbook G4
Early 1960's Gilbert 3" astronomical telescope
10x50 binoculars
SPC900NC
..::*~*Clear Skies*~*::..
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Startraffic
member
Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 14
Loc: Maryland
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Thomas,
I know the feeling. I'm up in Gaithersburg. I took my son out camping over in Haymarket & he asked "What's that white thing up there dad?" I said "That's the Milky Way son. You can't see it at home because of the street lights." He said "Oh, that sucks. It's pretty cool looking."
I found a place out in WV Spruce Knob Nat'l Park that has camping and is DARK. I think he & I will go there so he can really see some stars, get his wilderness camping badge, & Astronomy pin. Typically we only get mag 4-5 on a good moonless night.
Star. 
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DS114 wi Autostar
8" Vixen R200SS
Vixen GP mount wi MT-1
10" Meade LXD55 wi Autostar
14.5" f8 Bent Cassegrain OTA Under Construction.
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Ptarmigan
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/23/04
Posts: 1873
Loc: Arctic
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