[LVAS] Deep-Sky Observing in Las Vegas?

[roger ivester]

All,

I have been in Las Vegas since Wednesday. While Rob was broadcasting with his Mallincam I walked outside to see the actual sky conditions. I was very surprised. The Orion Nebula was visible naked eye as well as M-41. All of the Auriga clusters would have been nice in a small scope...as well as too many other deep-sky to list.

Overhead limiting naked eye magnitude was approximately 4.3, but this covered only a small strip of sky from 5° south of Rigel to 5° north of Auriga. Polaris was easily visiblelv as well as all of the major stars in Cassiopeia. The small strip was approximately two hours east of the meridian. The N sky was very poor as well as the west as the light beam from the Luxor Hotel was shinning right through M-31...so as you can imagine the NE is extremely poor.
 
I could do a pretty good job from my son's and daughter-in-law's backyard. Brad and Lauren's house is located in southeast LV only a couple of miles from Henderson.  Again I was amazed. They live on a private street and there are no utility lights.

Just off Pecos, they live on Pama Lane. Spent the entire day hiking with my granddaughter in the desert at Redrock. 

roger

 
 
 
 
 

 
    The moon and stars to govern the night.....   Psalm 136:9


 		 	   		  
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