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profdant139
Explorer II
Apr 22, 2015

High altitude & cloud-free camping in mid-August?

Rather than hijack the other dark sky thread, I am starting a new one -- here is the issue: I really want to see the Perseid meteor shower on August 12-13 this year -- there is no moon, and some scie...
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reed_cundiff
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May 26, 2015
New Mexico has great dark sky areas but August is, as others have noted, the monsoon season. We were at older son's place in northern NM for one set of showers and then for an eclipse - and it was total overcast. There is a lot of BLM lands in SW NM and SE Arizona that would be great for star-gazing except for the rainy season.
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