Saturday, January 21, 2017

Just a light pollution map NE of Flagstaff showing the Wupatki area.




It's pretty dark at Wupatki.  I don't think people understand how dark it is.   We recently
took some relatives from the east coast out there and I got the feeling they were actually
uncomfortable with how dark it was.

The light dome of Flagstaff is visible, but at the Doney Moutain Picnic area the light
is blocked by two small hills.   I've seen darker skies near the Grand Canyon, the Texas Star Party, and some places in western Nevada.   But overall, it's a nice site.   M33 is often visible naked-eye.
A lot of so-called amateur astronomers don't understand what that means.   :/