The Darkest Skies
in New Hampshire

"Clear, calm night with good transparency. A slight haze visible over the low horizon to the north. Seeing is fair. Fine detail in the Milky Way, with several easy deep-sky objects readily visible. The core of the Sherbrooke light dome is blocked by Mont Notre Dame and Mont Megantic creating a dark bowl like effect, excellent for visual observing. The light dome from Quebec city was visible low on the north horizon, parially blocked by trees, but still evident when dark adapted. No light dome was so bright as to interfere with dark adaptation."

"Clear, calm night with good transparency. A slight haze visible over the low horizon above Sherbrooke, and slight banding to the north."

"When arrived, pilgrim lights were on. Bad glare from monument lights in town and also from airport and visitor center. Airport lighting is particularly troublesome. 21.30 SQM during first data set. Transparency seems uneven, perhaps some faint cirrus. Seeing is good. Milky way to the west when started, but could barley see faint knot in Auriga at 0245 UT. Monument lights went out at 0310, between second and third row of first set."

"Fog in field lowland, possibly some patchy fog. Bright site"