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NH/VT observing locations?

Started by Zhimbo, 01/11/2006 04:36PM
Posted 01/11/2006 04:36PM Opening Post
I'll be moving to Hanover, NH, shortly. Looks like there should be some pretty good dark sites nearby

http://www.cleardarksky.com/lp/WstLbnObNHlp.html

(the cross is on West Lebanon, just a few minutes from Hanover.)

I'm hopeful that my home site will be reasonably usable, but I'm sure I'll want to find a good dark site, too. Any suggestions for good observing-friendly locations not far from the central NH/VT border area?
Posted 01/11/2006 06:45PM | Edited 01/11/2006 06:53PM #1
Check out
http://www.stellafane.com
if you are unfamiliar with them.
They are in Springfield, VT.
Posted 01/11/2006 10:24PM #2
Jim, the NH Astronomical Society's dark sky site is down the road in Hillsborough. You need to be a member to access it though.

I travel to the Kancamagus Pass (about 15 minutes east of Lincoln on the Kancamagus highway) often to get to 6.5+ NELM skies.

Ken....
Posted 01/12/2006 02:11PM #3
Welcome to New England, Jim. I'm about an hour south of you in Putney VT. We tend to get sky that is dark enough by turning off the lights here (the veil visible with no filter). West Lebanon will be a bit more of a problem, but you should be able to find dark sky with 20 minutes of home.

The Hillsborough site, mentioned above, is probably good, although it's a bit of a "You can't get there from he'ar!"

Stellafane is a great place to go for the convention, but it is located just above a prison, that turns off their security lighting (or much of it) for the convention.