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Extreme Veteran Posts: 366   Location: 34 34'03.82"N - 117 09'52.20"W Apple Valley, CA | March 12th &13th . Camping Under the Stars! Afton Canyon Dark Sky Star party and Messier Marathon located in the Afton Canyon campground. Sites are $6.00 per night. Bring water and dress warm! A deeply dark night sky is a wonder to behold. Diamonds on black velvet. Dim clouds of glowing gases wrapped around dead stars. Uncountable numbers of distant stars forming incredibly distant spirals. And the inky depths are calling HiDAS back to Afton Canyon for a blizzard of galaxies and the camaraderie of a weekend at a slightly further location than where we usually set up shop. Now while the Johnson Road site has many great things to recommend it, the skies just aren't as dark as we can find just a short way down the freeway. If the weather blesses our adventure, this will be the best skies many of us will come across all year, and make no mistake, Dark Skies Rule! Last fall, when HiDAS was last there, the club membership was well represented. Lots of scopes, lots of good astronomy, but not as many staying the night. Well, this time come early and stay a little longer. It's well worth spending some extra time at such a fine spot, the depth of the darkness allows views with so much more brightness and contrast than we get closer to home. Think of all those springtime galaxies! And the days are perfect for exploring the canyons, napping, and planning the coming night's celestial assault. I love spending a couple of days and nights immersed in this with people of like minds. Food? Did I mention the food yet? At least for Saturday night we are going to do some sort of hamburger feed, with everyone bringing along some chips, cokes, potato salad or something. Anyone for a bacon cheeseburger? Tony will have more ideas on this, I'm pretty sure. Maybe even breakfast Saturday morning, more incentive to come out for the Friday night observing. Scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes...mmm! Now I know camping isn't everyone's cup of tea, but this is a truly great spot for us. Bathrooms, firepits and grills, tables with a shade roof. And there's always some nice motels just back the road in Barstow for those that want to see some special views, but enjoy the creature comforts as well. These trips to Afton Canyon are becoming one of the highlights of our observing year, and you really need to make a plan on joining in on the fun! Cliff Saucier (7416_158967308302_143617663302_2890856_1547381_n.jpg) Attachments ----------------  7416_158967308302_143617663302_2890856_1547381_n.jpg (58KB - 34 downloads) | ||
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