Just starting out. Since I have gotten my stuff it's been cloudy every night, but hopefully here soon we can get started.
Hello from Arkansas
Welcome. There are a few of us from Arkansas
Awesome! Quick question if you are in Northwest Arkansas where is a good spot for observations? My apartment just installed a bunch of outside LED lights and it's kind of killing what pictures I can take.
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Awesome! Quick question if you are in Northwest Arkansas where is a good spot for observations? My apartment just installed a bunch of outside LED lights and it's kind of killing what pictures I can take.
Depends. I use to go to Prairie Grove Battle Field and set up on the gravel road to the north (field). It isnt very dark but dark enough. For dark skies, we have a designated dark sky site at the Buffalo River. I set up in the parking lot at Lost Valley trailhead. There is no traffic since it is a dead end road. Hobbs park by the lake isnt bad either. Pretty much any place >10 miles from town is decent.
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Cool thank you, I thought about going down to Withrow Springs or closer to the lake some. I will have to give Hobbs a shot.
Will every deep sky object go past the back of my house at night in a year?
I have a concrete patio in the back of the house, facing west. Have a view of almost all (of half of) the sky. It's Bortle 3 and that patio is a great place to do astro photog from. There is about 3 feet of it not covered by a roof,enough for my ...
Beginner planning observing location; relevant for new observer's site evaluation.
Hello from the UK
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