[sac-forum] Re: SAC Maps (comments and corrections wanted)

Paul, these look great. I'm not sufficiently familiar with the observing
sites to check them from memory, but I'll certainly do so as I go to
them. 

Please consider adding approximate elevation, which has a big effect on
the night-time temperature, and Bortle Scale darkness, to help set
expectations. For SAC's primary sites, the Bortle figures (from the CSC)
are:

Flatiron: 3 (blue)-- Low light domes (10 to 15 degrees) on horizon. M33
is easy with averted vision. M15 is naked eye. Milky Way shows bulge
into Ophiuchus. Limiting magnitude is 6.6 to 7.0.

Cherry Road: 3 (blue)-- Low light domes (10 to 15 degrees) on horizon.
M33 is easy with averted vision. M15 is naked eye. Milky Way shows bulge
into Ophiuchus. Limiting magnitude is 6.6 to 7.0.

 Antenna Site (Hovatter): 2 (gray)-- Faint shadows cast by Milky Way
visible on white objects. Clouds are black holes in the sky. No light
domes. The Milky Way has faint extensions making it 50 degrees thick.
Limiting magnitude is 7.1 to 7.5.

Sentinel: 2 (gray)-- Faint shadows cast by Milky Way visible on white
objects. Clouds are black holes in the sky. No light domes. The Milky
Way has faint extensions making it 50 degrees thick. Limiting magnitude
is 7.1 to 7.5.

Thanks very much for doing this.

Dan

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Here are some maps I put together.

    SAC Meeting Location:
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/sac-meeting-map.png
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/sac-meeting-map.pdf

    Flatiron Observing Site:
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/flatiron07.png
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/flatiron-handout.pdf

    Cherry Road Observing Site:
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/cherry-road-map.png
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/cherry-road-handout.png

    Sentinel Observing Site:
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/sentinel-map.png
        http://members.cox.net/paul.dickson/sentinel-handout.pdf

The intention of the handout version is to have written instructions
(see the Flatiron handout).

These links are temporary, so don't expect them to work for more than a
couple of weeks or months.

        -Paul

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