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Rinaldo
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Reged: 06/28/04
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Loc: Lawng-eye-lind - New York, USA
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Re: Black Forest Star Party...
07/15/08 12:15 AM
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WOW, ok, if you've only seen the milky way once and regularly observe in a white zone, you are in for a treat!
You will likely find the constellations you know right now difficult to see. This is because there are soooo many extra stars that camoflauge the ones you are used to seeing.
To give you an idea of the difference, last time I was there I could see the outline of the milky way in twilight just as clearly as I could see it observing on the darkest night in an orange zone local by me! Once it's fully dark, you will love it! I have a few shots of the field in my gallery on this site...
Suggestions:
Create a checklist of what you want to bring. Stinks when you are 6 hrs from home and you forgot something!
Bring warm sox, hat, gloves, and carb loaded food/snacks. It gets chilly at the higher altitude, and you'll have 9 hrs of darkness at that time of year.
You'll want to stay warm so you can watch the best view you ever had in your scope of M42 Orion Nebula as it gets high up in the sky!
100 ft extension cord and a hair drier with a low setting. You can warm up your secondary and EPs if they get dewey, plus you will be loved by those around ya who didn't think to bring theirs!
Reclining lawn chair, binos, and blanket to lay back for a while and just take it in.
Can't think of anything else right now...
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