. . . leaning against the cranberry warehouse ruins near Hampton Furnace. Tonight the milky way seemed a glittering veil, close enough to touch.
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favorite spot to stargaze in the pines
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leaning against the cranberry warehouse ruins near Hampton Furnace. Tonight the milky
leaning against the cranberry warehouse ruins near Hampton Furnace. Tonight the milky way seemed a glittering veil, close enough to touch. you didn't see
the milky way out there did you
leaning against the cranberry warehouse ruins near Hampton Furnace. Tonight the milky way seemed a glittering veil, close enough to touch. you didn't see
the milky way out there did you
Yes I did. I made up the description--it's hard to put into words. Stand beside those frosted old stones, the dark junipers huddled all around, and look up into that sky! The deepest icy black you could wish for, and the stars . . . Milky way, the dippers, and countless others. Wish I were more of an astronomer and could have named them. No city-glow that we noticed.
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http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.76592940790792&lng=-74.44902420043945&z=15&type=topo&gpx=
Park where the red target marker is. You will see Bear Swamp Hill to the South.
Jim
Speaking of astronomy clubs, that reminded me... The South Jersey Astronomy club has a good viewing location in the southern Pine Barrens. Belleplain State Forest (northern Cape May County) has very dark skies which allow for some great stargazing. It's one of the few places I've camped where you can't even see your hand in front of your face at night. It's dark-- though not as dark as Cherry Spring in PA (mentioned above), which is considered a designated dark sky area. Special mesaures in place up there throughout the park and surrounding townships are designed to cut down on any light pollution.
http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/New_Jersey_charts.html
Should help some out
General south Jersey light pollution map. These are estimates as the amount of visible light pollution varies based on several environmental factors such as humidity etc. I would argue there are areas especially in the pines or along the beach where a "green" or perhaps "blue" classification could be achieved.:
http://www.cleardarksky.com/lp/batstoNJlp.html?Mn=science
Should help some out
General south Jersey light pollution map. These are estimates as the amount of visible light pollution varies based on several environmental factors such as humidity etc. I would argue there are areas especially in the pines or along the beach where a "green" or perhaps "blue" classification could be achieved.:
http://www.cleardarksky.com/lp/batstoNJlp.html?Mn=science
Here is a light pollution overlay for Google Earth(free)
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showthreaded&Number=269838&site_id=1#import
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showthreaded&Number=269838&site_id=1#import
Well, winter vs summer you're always going to see different stars thanks to the earths axis. In terms of visibility though you're going to be able to see more in the winter as the air is clearer and the humidity is less. In the summer you're going to have more humidity and haze in the air which will reflect light from the earths surface and viewing more difficult.
What about here to stargaze?
What about here to stargaze?
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.70350531832115&lng=-74.5488452911377&z=18&type=k&gpx=
What about here to stargaze?
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.70350531832115&lng=-74.5488452911377&z=18&type=k&gpx=
Available here
I have not tired it, but this site has good info and links to download the Google Earth overlay.
http://www.stpeteastronomyclub.org/googleEarth.php
I have not tired it, but this site has good info and links to download the Google Earth overlay.
http://www.stpeteastronomyclub.org/googleEarth.php
