From: "Linda K. Selvig" <lselvig@micron.net>
Subject:
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 18:14:29 -0700

Errors-to: mail-mgr@quest.arc.nasa.gov
Here is some star count data, don't know if anyone still wants it.  It's
from Boise, Idaho.

Fulll Moon (nearly) night before eclipse

North 3.4       South 3.0       East 2.32       West 1.2        Up 2.75

Total 12.67 

The students took 25 readings, we averaged and got the above data.
144/25 = 5.8 x 12.7 stars = 73.76 stars visible

During the eclipse (dark sky)

North 6.48      South 7.0       East 5.3        West 4.32       Up 3.0

Total 26.1
144/25 = 5.8 x 26.1 = 151.4 stars visible

It might be noted that most of the students lived to the east of the
downtown city lights, thus the low numbers of stars in the west.

 /---\ Linda Selvig (lselvig@micron.net)
( CHS )Earth Science Teacher, Centennial High School
 \---/ 12400 W. McMillan Rd.  Boise, ID  83713