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profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 29, 2018

Trying to find a semi-cool dark place to watch the meteors

The Perseids are coming up -- no moon -- great conditions for boondocking and stargazing. Except that the Eastern Sierra, my go-to location, is full of smoke and is not likely to be clear two weeks f...
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Merrykalia
Explorer II
Jul 29, 2018
We will be camping at Natural Tunnel SP in Virginia and they have a gazebo that is on top of a hill and there are no lights around for about 25 miles OR they are on the other side of the hill. Meteor watching there is magnificent - we have done the Perseids for at least 7 years. Last year they weren't really good since it was pouring rain. We did see a couple that came down below the cloud cover while we sat under our awning.

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