Sounds like a reeeally wonderful spot you have there Joe, be nice to visit one day
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse
There was a new Moon around September 7, 2021. Between last qtr at the end of August and first quarter on Sept 14, I had 12/14 of the nights perfectly clear and many with stunning transparency.
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This period was stunning up at Eagleview too, lots of clear nights with super transparency and high contrast, as you say, right down to the horizon. I could still see one of the stars
inside the Coalsack when it was sitting at its lowest point on the southern horizon! Calibrated SQM readings were hitting 22 and regularly in the mid to high 21.90's, had incredible views of Jupiter and Saturn and being able to max out my 12" Dob with the highest magnifications possible (750X) on many nights was great, even revealing the Enche division in Saturns rings a few times. Under such conditions the sky is utterly breathtaking huh?
Apart from being able to see the rare Gegenschein and even rarer Zodiacal bridge, the most incredible feature I will remember is the enormous breadth of the Milky Way overhead, it was massively wide, the very faint outer gossamer glow that extends to the East and West from the usual dark sky bulge, seemed to extend for ever, it was just amazing
Looking forward to the easing of Ms Nina though
Mike