Where to see the comet?

10th January 2007, 06:45 PM

Steve Harder-Kucera wrote:
> On 10 Jan 2007 15:02:11 -0800, "veritas" <veritas.fla@>
> wrote:
>
>>How far from the Strip, to the east and west, does one have to go for a
>>good night sky?
>
> I've spent the night at Peekaboo Canyon in the DNWR, probably twenty
> miles as the crow flies from Vegas, and still saw ambient light from
> the valley (the ambient light from the valley floor is probably going
> to cause more problems than the lights of the strip, with the obvious
> exception of the Luxor).
>
> You may want to try Mt Charleston. On the road from Lee Canyon to Kyle
> Canyon is an overlook facing north towards the test range.

The area around US 95 and NV 160 is pretty dark. Lake Mead isn't as
dark, but is close, and is darker than the LV valley. Valley of Fire
might be good also.

Drive away from the highways, and park where you can see the sun rise
(or set) where the horizon isn't being blocked by mountains.

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Pat O'Connell
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10th January 2007, 08:07 PM

Steve Harder-Kucera wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:45:18 -0700, Pat O'Connell <gypkap@>
> wrote:
>
>>The area around US 95 and NV 160 is pretty dark. Lake Mead isn't as
>>dark, but is close, and is darker than the LV valley. Valley of Fire
>>might be good also.
>
> Now that you mention it, you can take Lake Mead Blvd. east until you
> get on the other side of Sunset and Frenchmans(?) mountains. We took

Going east on Lake Mead Blvd., Sunset is on your left and Frenchman's is
the higher one on the right.

> that route to a gig in Boulder City one night and it was pretty dark.

Yup. Gotta be careful at night, some of the park roads are pretty curvy.
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Pat O'Connell
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