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by pkarri
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:35 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Street lights account for only 20% of light pollution?
Replies: 6
Views: 928

Re: Street lights account for only 20% of light pollution?

Not sure if this has any bearing on the street lighting code in Tucson, but Tucson is also home to the University of Arizona that has one of the world's best, if not the best, optical engineering and physics departments. The level of optics knowledge per capita in Tucson is higher than elsewhere, I'...
by pkarri
Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:34 pm
Forum: Forum Help, Comments
Topic: Unable to send PMs?
Replies: 4
Views: 5502

Unable to send PMs?

Hi,
I've been trying to PM a member for a few days now, but every time I hit "submit" after composing a message, it goes to my "outbox" and stays there. Never gets sent. What am I doing wrong?
by pkarri
Tue Sep 22, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: What to use for Star Map
Replies: 13
Views: 1698

Re: What to use for Star Map

+1 for Sky Safari on Android, the free version. While its fine to use a smart phone app, I've found myself abandoning the apps in favor of a planisphere to orient myself to the night sky and get my bearings. Once I have that I use Sky and Telescope's Pocket Atlas to find specific objects. This way, ...
by pkarri
Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:37 am
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: The challenges of being an amateur astronomer
Replies: 5
Views: 4735

The challenges of being an amateur astronomer

So this morning at around 5am I was setting up the MAS loaner SCT on my deck to observe Mars. I was using a red light while I was setting up the scope. My neighbor (whose TV I noticed was on) called the cops thinking I was a burglar. I was just switching eyepieces from 15mm to 9mm when two bright fl...
by pkarri
Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:31 pm
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: Camp grounds for good viewing
Replies: 5
Views: 1047

Re: Camp grounds for good viewing

Thank you Steve! I had forgotten about the darksitesfinder.com website.
by pkarri
Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:58 am
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: Camp grounds for good viewing
Replies: 5
Views: 1047

Re: Camp grounds for good viewing

TY kibatme! We'll check these out. We had stayed at the Glacial Lakes SP (remote camping) years ago, very memorable and windy.
by pkarri
Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:30 pm
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: Camp grounds for good viewing
Replies: 5
Views: 1047

Camp grounds for good viewing

Hi all, We were recently at the ELO Camping With The Stars event and the feedback from the youngest member in our group (5.5 years old) was that it was awesome. We've camped at MN State Parks before, so we were wondering if there are public campgrounds outside the TC but not too far north that you w...
by pkarri
Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Beginners SIG
Topic: August B-SIG Observing Session -- Sat. August 1st -- 8:00pm -- Eagle Lake Observatory
Replies: 6
Views: 893

Re: August B-SIG Observing Session -- Sat. August 1st -- 8:00pm -- Eagle Lake Observatory

Hi all, We still have some spots left for this Saturday's B-SIG observing session at ELO. Due to COVID, we need to cap attendees at 30. If you're interested in attending, please register by replying here. We hope to see you! Suresh Please put me down if there's a spot open. TY! -Prabhakar Karri