OI: Fremont Peak Southwest Parking Lot, Thursday, 12/11

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Dec 9, 2025, 10:34:12 PM (9 days ago) Dec 9

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With Pinnacles NP west entrance parking lot no longer available for stargazing, I suppose that I should check out the southwest parking lot at the peak. It's been over a decade since I've been there.

Per Astrospheric, the weather forecast looks very favorable.

Company welcome. Safety in numbers. I and a friend plan to arrive by 4:00pm. We'll probably be done by 10:00pm, if the dew doesn't defeat us sooner.

Peter Natscher

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Dec 10, 2025, 3:44:55 PM (8 days ago) Dec 10

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I think wind might be the weather issue for Thursday at FP, not dew. Forecast of wind is 6-8mph with gusts to 12mph. The RH will remain low.

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Dec 10, 2025, 3:58:28 PM (8 days ago) Dec 10

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Peter, thanks for your insight. My friend and I will be there for learning how to operate new equipment and for visual observing only, not astro-photography or any other critical activity. So some wind shouldn't bother us too much. (So say I naively, having not experienced moderately windy conditions in a long time.)

Mark T.

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