Mt. Tamalpais

by Robert English

The SFAA star party on Mt. Tam was fogged in (or is that fogged out?) last Saturday night. It's been favoring fog 3-1 so far this summer. I have a nearby spot on a neighboring ridge below East Peak that is frequently free of fog, and so a few members and I made the trip to 37 55 13.6 N, 122 34 01.4 W and were treated to a couple of hours of very good seeing until the atmosphere started condensing at about 11pm. Not bad considering the alternative (coffee at Denny's).

I guess we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, so to speak. If the fog continues to plague the SFAA Mt Tam SP, I may venture into infrared astronomy or toss it all and go millimeter wave. Then I can move to northern Pacifica. ;-)

Posted on sf-bay-tac Aug 23, 2004 10:45:34 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Jan 09, 2005 08:20:52 PT