Stargazing

[fightinfrenchman]

Last weekend while on the Basement cabin trip I was really enjoying getting to look at the stars away from light pollution. But according to a light pollution map I just found there's nowhere in Pennsylvania that is truly ideal for looking at the night sky.

I'm looking for someone to help me plan a trip (cc @XeeleeFlower ) to somewhere in the continental US where I can comfortably enjoy some nice stargazing, preferably as cheaply as possible.

[deleted_user]

https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoo ... FTFFFFFFFF

Lol at how pronounced the 100th meridian is.

I saw the night in Africa. Nebraska is also a pretty decent place to do it. Washington state has unpolluted areas.

[XeeleeFlower]

Do you want to be able to drive somewhere, or is flying okay? Northern Michigan would be a relatively easy drive and it's really beautiful there. If you enjoy lakes, you will love it. There's still a bit of light pollution, but it's probably your best option if you don't want to fly.

I did a quick look on airbnb. I chose the following places based upon location (this is the area I would choose to stay - I've been to this area many times and love it), the price, and with the assumption that you would travel with friends. I chose these dates because the Perseids peak around this time so your stargazing experience will be maximized.

Lake House - my favorite option and I want to go.

closer to Bellaire

There's also this, but I don't think it's as private as the other options so I probably wouldn't choose it.

If you don't mind flying somewhere, then you can go pretty much anywhere out west as long as you avoid the bigger cities. This could pose a problem unless you plan on renting a car.

[jesus3]

Quite useless for you, but I've had an awesome aurora (although not as pronounced as on pictures) and stargazing experience on a frozen lake in the lapland region of Finland. A big city was nowhere near and the small village we stayed in only had a few lights on. That was cool.

[Hazza54321]

[XeeleeFlower]

[Mr_Bramboy]

[RefluxSemantic]

https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoo ... FTFFFFFFFF

Lol at how pronounced the 100th meridian is.

I saw the night in Africa. Nebraska is also a pretty decent place to do it. Washington state has unpolluted areas.

Nice to learn that the Netherlands indeed is shit for this. Its such a pity because I love stargazing.

[fightinfrenchman]

@XeeleeFlower Thank you, this is very helpful. It's like an 11 hour drive from where I am but maybe it would make a good road trip.

@evilcheadar @gustavusadolphus Thoughts?

[evilcheadar]

@XeeleeFlower Thank you, this is very helpful. It's like an 11 hour drive from where I am but maybe it would make a good road trip.

@evilcheadar @gustavusadolphus Thoughts?

So many hoursh I thought you hated long drivesh

[fightinfrenchman]

@XeeleeFlower Thank you, this is very helpful. It's like an 11 hour drive from where I am but maybe it would make a good road trip.

@evilcheadar @gustavusadolphus Thoughts?

So many hoursh I thought you hated long drivesh

Well we could find other things on the way to break it up and make it a whole thing.

[gibson]

One of the few things not good about chattanooga is too much light pollution for stargazing even if you get far away from the city.

[Amsel_]

I used to be into stargating, but then I had a bad experience with the Goa'uld, and it kind of turned me off from the whole thing.

[Goodspeed]