Stargazing in Texas
Looking for a good space to camp and see stars. I hear Big Bend National Park is great place, but it's about 8-9 hour drive for me. Hoping to find something no more than 4-5 hours outside of Houston...
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ppine wrote:DRTDEVL wrote:ppine wrote:
Low humidity, elevation above sea level and remoteness all help stargazing. In central Texas you can have one of them. In West Texas you can have two of them. In Nevada or Utah you can have all three.
No, in West Texas you can have all three. Head out near Alpine and Marfa. Elevation 4,600, desert levels of humidity, and extremely remote, as its the northern edge of Big Bend Country. It knocks a couple hours off the trip to the BBNP, yet leaves the same level of stargazing.
My house is at 5,000 feet.
Have you ever seen the Milky Way at 12,000 feet?
I live at 4600' in southern NM, and I will be camping at 9200 feet starting tomorrow.
And yes, I have seen the milky way from extreme altitudes.
