Hello from Arizona!

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Martin Cuevas avatar
Greetings All!

Love to see everyone's work and am excited as hell to be here.
Michael Feigenbaum avatar
Welcome! Astrobin is a great place to be… lots of AZ guys too.
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Elmiko avatar
Hi Martin! Welcome. I'm in Gilbert Az. Where are you located?
Mike
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Brian Puhl avatar
Welcome.   95% of us are jealous of your skies :-)
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Elmiko:
Hi Martin! Welcome. I'm in Gilbert Az. Where are you located?
Mike

Hey Mike. Not too far from Gilbert. We are in Estrella.
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How are your skies out there? Probably Bortle 6. The east valley has gotten terribly light polluted. Bortle 8 here now.
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Martin Cuevas avatar
Bortle 5 out here in the West Valley.
Jeff Rothstein avatar
Welcome, Martin, from relatively cool (107F/41.6C) and relatively dark (Bortle 5 where I live) Tucson.

I've been tripped up when I look NW after sunset–it often looks like the sunset is lingering.  But it's just the Phoenix light dome 100 miles/160 km away.

Best,

Jeff
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Jim Raskett avatar
Hi Martin and Welcome!

Jim
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I'm glad your skies are still descent. I'm planning on moving soon once I sale the house. Thinking of northern Arizona or New Mexico. I'm a Phoenix area native of 60 years. I remember being able to see the Milky Way in the 60's and until around 1979. Now it's just too big of a Metropolis.
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Martin Cuevas:
Greetings All!

Love to see everyone's work and am excited as hell to be here.

several good viewing areas around the Yuma where im at too. Bortle 4-5 in the Foothills here.
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Bob Rucker avatar
Hi Martin, a belated welcome from Florence, Arizona (Bortle 5 zone).

CS
Bob
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Jerry Yesavage avatar
Envious of AZ skys… first visit to Phoenix/Mesa was when I was 11 in 1960!  Enjoy what you have while it lasts….
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