OI: Montebello on Wednesday

[Akarsh Simha]

The Montebello Perseid curfew ends on Tuesday the 12th. At least that's what Leslie's email says. Kinda fortuitous (for deep-sky observing) that the Perseid closures and the lunar interference are coincident this year. We might still have a lot of post-peak Perseid crowds on Wednesday, but I'm hoping to get out with binoculars to MB if it is clear.

Regards

Akarsh

[David Kirjassoff]

I’d like to join you.  Are permits still required there?

David

[Akarsh Simha]

On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 12:19 David Kirjassoff <dkirj...@gmail.com> wrote:

I’d like to join you.  Are permits still required there?

David

Yes they are! They are still free to apply and self-issue on the internet

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The Montebello Perseid curfew ends on Tuesday the 12th. At least that's what Leslie's email says. Kinda fortuitous (for deep-sky observing) that the Perseid closures and the lunar interference are coincident this year. We might still have a lot of post-peak Perseid crowds on Wednesday, but I'm hoping to get out with binoculars to MB if it is clear.

Regards

Akarsh

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[Akarsh Simha]

I’m canceling my OI after looking at the marine layer lingering on the Los Altos hills on my way home

Some of us are planning to head to FPOA tomorrow

[David Kirjassoff]

I missed you there.   It turned out pretty nice, stayed until midnight when the moon had washed everything out. Montebello is kind of a clown show these days though.  People parking on the street and walking around with bright flashlights. 

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[Akarsh Simha]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM David Kirjassoff <dkirj...@gmail.com> wrote:

I missed you there.   It turned out pretty nice, stayed until midnight when the moon had washed everything out. Montebello is kind of a clown show these days though.  People parking on the street and walking around with bright flashlights. 

Wow, I guess fortune favors the brave! Looking up from the bay at the marine layer, I thought it would be a wash out so I told myself "Why drive an hour back and forth for an hour of observing that's potentially a wash out".

I've generally seen that it's a clown show whenever there's an astronomical event going on

Regards

Akarsh

 

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[Ted Hauter]

I said the same thing years ago at Mt. Wilson on a "washed out" observing night. I was going the next night saying, oh those poor observers who paid. 

Turned out they had much darker skies and a much better night! ;)

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