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

Maybe I'm confused over the number of sites. Reading your email tells me that 
Saddle Mountain and Gas Line are one in the same. I thought you and Jenn had 
found some promising roads off of  I-10. There is still dirt boulevard. The 
questions I keep seeing pop up are what, where and how high the light domes 
are. Lights from cars and Nuke plants and overall sky quality and where people 
were questioning the value of that quality if it was done on separate nights.  
Your point about your SQM data is well made and sounds like we would be 
splitting hairs on that one. For me personally if Steve and AJ say it's good 
then it's good. If others were looking for an "equal" evaluation then it 
wouldn't take much effort to get a couple of groups of individuals who want to 
break out their toys (radios, sqm's, etc.) and go "play " for an evening while 
observing to collect data, pictures and such to bring to the meeting and 
showcase each site. So, hard fast scientific value, nah, probably not. For show 
and tell, why not...

Jimmy Ray

---- Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> >    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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