FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Star Party Rules

[jon <jon.m@xxxxxxxx>]

I have pictures of some surgery I performed on my 2000 Excursion to disable the
interior lights and the running board lights with a pair of switches on the
dash.

While I know this won't help everyone, it may help some folks.  Anybody
interested can send me an email to mailto:jon.m@xxxxxxxx and I send you the URL
to the pictures.

Jon

"Tejera, Rick" wrote:

> I can't argue with any of the suggestions. Thad makes a good point to know
> who you're observing next to. FWIW, back up lights can't always be avoided.
> If you have an automatic tranny, they ARE going to come on briefly while
> shifting through reverse into drive. Same for Daytime running lights. This
> is where the observer needs to get creative. My car has DRl's. If I know I'm
> leaving early I bring a red towel to drape over the lights till I'm out of
> NVKR (Night vision killer range). Simple and it works. Now might be a good
> time for regular star party goers to "Light proof" thier cars. Take it out
> in the driveway one night and look for all sources of light. Cars these days
> have a God awful number of little convenience lights that seem like mini
> Venus' at a dark sky site. Find 'em and pull 'em. Check what lights come on
> when starting the car and shifting gears. Cover 'em. I wrote an article in
> SACnews back about october 2000 dealing with this. When I get my computer
> back, I'll post it here as a reminder.
>
> Lookin' Forward to the Leonid's
>

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