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Originally Posted by Weebl
Good Milky Way and even got a meteor. Too bad you can't find dark skies anymore.
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Thanks!
Joshua Tree used to be nationally ranked for having dark skies but the construction in the coachella valley has not only brought in light pollution but increased the haze index.
This night it was a double whammy...It was during the 3/4 Super moon and it was during a heat wave and the high pressure system was keeping the smog/haze just stagnant. Visibility was still OK but was not optimum.
I plan to go back in the fall during a new moon and definitely next spring during a new moon. I'm grateful it's only 120 miles from where I live...