...the way they were meant to be seen. Here there are so many city lights that i cant see the stars very well. How far do i have to drive and maybe if you know a good destination where i can see all the stars in the sky without light blocking out the true view. thank you
2007-03-08 05:01:48 · 9 answers · asked by wtfitsnguyen 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Jose
I took an astronomy class at West Valley College and the teacher used to have "star parties". We would go to an elementary school on the Summit, only about a 30 minute drive and we could see the stars fairly good. He also set up telescopes so we could see some of the planets. You don't have to travel hours away to get a nice view of the night sky without the city lights.
2007-03-09 04:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi i live in santa cruz ca. Santa cruz as you probably know is about 20-40 minutes away from san jose depending on where in san jose you live. The beaches here are beautiful!!!! ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, so i suggest driving down to santa cruz and going to the santa cruz municipal wharf or one of the beaches listed below to see some amazing stars!!! these are my favorite places to go and watch the stars, plus my favorite beaches!!!:
Cowells beach
seacliff beach
twin lakes beach*
*twin lakes is a really great place to go to look at the stars because the road and the beach are basically at the same level except the roads a little higher, so when you go to twin lakes you can park right infront of the beach and have a gorgeous view of the surf and the stars at the SAME time!!!!
2007-03-09 21:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by abby_borg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I visited many of the areas other people listed in California but think they were all in the dark. The urban areas while out of sight still throw up vast amounts of light. You need to go over the horizon to escape all that for the perfect night sky.
Your best choices are west and east. Stop in central Nevada or an equal distance into the Pacific. I recommend the latter
to watch kraken rise into moonlight.
2007-03-10 13:32:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The night sky is usually quite visible from along Skyline Blvd - which is just about 20-30 minutes out of SJ, depending on where you are.
2007-03-09 19:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by Paul S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i live in San Jose ca also and we have to drive 3 hours away to see all the stars it's awesome
it's where we go camping lake Don Pedro
2007-03-08 13:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by BROWNLYN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head on up Calaveras Rd in Milpitas...once you get on the other side of the East Hills, it's like you're in amother state! You can keep driving and it'll connect to Sierra Rd and you can come back down that way too! Be wary of the Sheriff's...they like to patrol up there...
2007-03-09 04:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by Swan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton (http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/) or Foothill Observatory in Los Altos Hills (http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/fhobs.htm) [currently closed for maintenance but reopens Winter 2007.
2007-03-08 22:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by Kanan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Hamilton is a great place. Also, it seems pretty much anywhere in the Almaden Valley area (that's where I live).
2007-03-09 21:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approx. 1.5 hours...off Hwy 5 you can drive out into the country by Patterson, there is Crows Landing...all cows and PERFECT for that :)
2007-03-08 20:43:09 · answer #9 · answered by ~**Athena's Mommy**~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋