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Wounded Bear

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6. At that altitude, dust is probably not a problem..

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:18 PM

Jun 2014

They go there because it's dry, not so much for the equipment as for the visuals. Water vapor can be really bad for taking photos and stuff. So, think thin air and minimal water vapor to distort images.

Oh, and it's isolated from major light sources like cities, etc.

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Blowing the tops off mountains isn't something one can warm to, that's for damned sure. Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #5

At that altitude, dust is probably not a problem.. Wounded Bear Jun 2014 #6

your right MFM008 Jun 2014 #7