[sac-forum] Re: Wednesday Night's Site Evaluations

>    I would like to chime in here on the idea that three members of this 
> club have the means to communicate with each other while observing at 
> each site on one night. 


If the drive to Hovatter is indeed significantly longer, there are really only 
*two* Thrid Quarter sites under scrutiny, aren't there?  They are Dirt Blvd. 
and Saddle Mtn. (gas line).  I'm not objecting to simultaneously observing at 
the two sites as much as I'm puzzling over the value of it.  Dirt Blvd. will 
likely be a tenth of a magnitude or so brighter due to it being a bit closer to 
Phoenix.  If it has no local lights, like Saddle Mtn., then the only remaining 
factors are nearby traffic and drive time.

I think that with Peter's and my SQM measurements and Rick's and Matt's 
observations, Saddle Mtn. is pretty much fully assessed.  The only remaining 
concern is possibly getting farther from Dobbins Road.  It seems like the only 
remaining thing that needs to be done is an assessment of Dirt Blvd. similar to 
Rick's and Matt's.

Tom

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