Our family was traveling North for this Christmas to visit our relatives
and our first stop was in Agoo, La Union - our grandparents' place. The
house there was renovated a few years back and my grandmother put into
consideration that I was an astronomer and added an astrodeck for my
use. As we arrived at around 2 AM I looked up right away, as most
astronomy inclined person does, and I saw that the sky was just perfect.
Typhoon Niña
(Nock-Ten) was underway and I had to take advantage of the sky
condition. I immediately rushed up and set my camera to image the sky
while the rest of the family went to bed.
I have always enjoyed the night sky from this area. The night sky is dark in this area with a low population density and the West Philippine Sea bordering on the West. The municipality I was in only accounts for 8% of the population in the province. Unfortunately, some unshielded lights have been recently installed in the North-Eastern side (hence my source of illumination in the picture above). Nevertheless, they are still within manageable observing conditions.
I have always enjoyed the night sky from this area. The night sky is dark in this area with a low population density and the West Philippine Sea bordering on the West. The municipality I was in only accounts for 8% of the population in the province. Unfortunately, some unshielded lights have been recently installed in the North-Eastern side (hence my source of illumination in the picture above). Nevertheless, they are still within manageable observing conditions.
