Home•Fairfax General Forum•Arrest/Ticket Search•Wiki new•Pictures/Videos•Chat•Articles•Links•About
Off-Topic :  Fairfax Underground fairfax underground logo
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Goto Topic: Previous•Next
Go to: Forum List•Back to Forum•Post New Topic•Search•Log In•Print View
Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: Raptured ()
Date: July 07, 2011 12:06PM

When I was a wee lad about 50 years ago I remember seeing the Milky Way in the night sky - and I lived either in Arlington or McLean at the time; the sky for sure was clearer back then.

I want to see the stars again.

I want to show my daughter the stars for the first time in her life.

So where's a good location to look up at night? Skyline? West Virginny? Where?

Ocean Sky from Alex Cherney on Vimeo.


Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: July 07, 2011 12:16PM

Probably a good 5-6 hours away, but Cherry Springs S.P. in Potter county, PA is one of the darkest places on the East Coast. It has zero light pollution and is a haven for amateur astronomers. You can see the Milky Way and most of the Messier objects with your bare eyes there. It's up on a mountain in a very remote part of the state, the only town nearby is really small and more mountains block any light coming from the homes there.

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: use this link ()
Date: July 07, 2011 12:25PM

http://cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/Virginia_charts.html

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: Raptured ()
Date: July 07, 2011 12:32PM

Wow - that really IS in The Boonies! Your response is much appreciated but I'd think there has to be someplace a bit closer than that (but it is intriguing - can't argue with astronomers!).


View Larger Map

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: Raptured ()
Date: July 07, 2011 12:33PM

use this link Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> http://cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/Virginia_charts.html

Cool, thanks!

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: ThePackLeader ()
Date: July 07, 2011 01:04PM

Head down to farm country in Southern VA, inbetween Stony Creek and Emporia. I couldn't believe it when I saw the entire Milky Way down there, and you can see meteors flashing across the sky every few seconds. It's so dark that you can tell a car is headed your direction from miles away.

==================================================================================================
"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: sludawg ()
Date: July 07, 2011 02:19PM

montana

it's closer than tahiti

Options: Reply•Quote
Re: Where are the clearest skies around here?
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: July 07, 2011 06:31PM

Sky Meadows is where the local NOVA telescope club goes, I think.

Options: Reply•Quote


Go to: Forum List•Back to Forum•Search•Log In
Your Name: 
Your Email (Optional): 
Subject: 
Attach a file
  • No file can be larger than 75 MB
  • All files together cannot be larger than 300 MB
  • 30 more file(s) can be attached to this message
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
  *******   **        ********  **    **  **     ** 
 **     **  **           **     ***   **  **     ** 
 **         **           **     ****  **  **     ** 
 ********   **           **     ** ** **  **     ** 
 **     **  **           **     **  ****   **   **  
 **     **  **           **     **   ***    ** **   
  *******   ********     **     **    **     ***
This forum powered by Phorum.