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Waiting for Darkness, Darren (DMach)

Waiting for Darkness

Waiting for Darkness, Darren (DMach)

Waiting for Darkness

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After dragging all of my AP gear with me on a two-week business trip, in the hope that I would catch at least one clear night during my weekend escape to Yosemite, I was excited (and not a little relieved) that the Meteoblue forecast of perfectly clear skies appeared to be agreeing with reality.

Under Bortle 3 skies with a measured SQM-L reading of 21.3 I captured what I hope to be 2.5 hours of good data on NGC 6946 ... not to mention having a very enjoyable night observing with my binoculars!

The following night was forecast to be similarly clear of clouds ... but that turned out to be only of the natural kind! A nearby wildfire unfortunately choked the skies with smoke (rev B) and started covering everything with a layer of ash (rev C, taking whilst I decided to pack my rental car in case an evacuation order came).

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B

Description: Cloudy with a chance of burning

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C

Description: Grey "snow" ...

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Waiting for Darkness, Darren (DMach)