New Location
Sep 13, 2020 12:15:35 #
We took a job in Southern California for a few months. I was excited to be in the far southern desert and away from light pollution. Well I forgot about Mexicali 20 miles southeast. Here are two comparison shots. First is toward Mexicali using 14mm f4 at 2.5 sec 3200 ISO. YES 2.5 sec
The second is looking west southwest toward San Diego, 14mm f4 at 25 sec 3200 ISO. YES 25 sec
At least from the meridian to the west I'll still be able to get decent skies...as soon as the smoke clears.
The second is looking west southwest toward San Diego, 14mm f4 at 25 sec 3200 ISO. YES 25 sec
At least from the meridian to the west I'll still be able to get decent skies...as soon as the smoke clears.
Sep 13, 2020 15:02:51 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Hi alberio
Welcome to California, just don't breath the air right now. The smoke is horrible.
Welcome to California, just don't breath the air right now. The smoke is horrible.
Sep 13, 2020 16:27:48 #
Ballard wrote:
Hi alberio
Welcome to California, just don't breath the air right now. The smoke is horrible.
Welcome to California, just don't breath the air right now. The smoke is horrible.
Hahaha, I'll see what's worse, breathing or not breathing.
Sep 13, 2020 17:33:49 #
I assume you are fairly close to Cleveland National Forest, check that out. There is also Borrego Springs not too much further.
Sep 13, 2020 18:34:10 #
Europa wrote:
I assume you are fairly close to Cleveland National Forest, check that out. There is also Borrego Springs not too much further.
Just west of El Centro at Rio Bend RV Resort.
Sep 13, 2020 19:08:57 #
Oh yes, you are within driving distance to some really dark skies. Just gotta wait on the smoke to clear.
Sep 13, 2020 19:19:42 #
Europa wrote:
Oh yes, you are within driving distance to some really dark skies. Just gotta wait on the smoke to clear.
Thanks for the heads up on locations. I'm used to dark Arizona shies and the best i have ever seen were on Mauna Kea Hawaii.
Sep 15, 2020 11:40:46 #
alberio wrote:
Thanks for the heads up on locations. I'm used to dark Arizona shies and the best i have ever seen were on Mauna Kea Hawaii.
Shies?
You sound like me any given time past noon. Hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere.
Sorry your location disappoints.
I was hoping several years ago when I went to Joshua Tree NP. But it was kind of a bust when the morongo's showed up.
Still, I let my DSLR run all night. And I got a nice set of images to play with.
I'm waiting for an Aircraft and Satellite Filter to come out...
And the smoke to clear...
Sep 15, 2020 11:55:53 #
SonnyE wrote:
Shies? br You sound like me any given time past no... (show quote)
I thought everyone knew what Shies are 🙂🙂🙂. We went to the moon 50 years ago, but still can't rely on spell checker. I guess we have to revert back to proof reading everything. I'm still hopefull for good shies and just found a decent location just 20 miles farther west.
Sep 16, 2020 10:36:55 #
Most spill chekerz are Shie nola anyway.
AI thinks it's smarter than us.
It's only smarter than half of us.
AI thinks it's smarter than us.
It's only smarter than half of us.
Dec 4, 2020 15:29:49 #
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