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Old 09-05-2011, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by barx1963 View Post
Glad you like the reports Ron. I don't actually have a clue how to go about rating the sky here, pretty abysmal due to LP is about it. On really good nights it can be OK after 11pm, but that is only relative to how it was before.

Malcolm
Malcolm I just look for the faintes star I can find with the naked eye and judge the sky accordingly.
In a dark sky location stars to 6.5 mag should be seen on a reasonably good night
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