Staged Light test Nov 4, 2013

On Monday night, November 4, 2013, our BML Research team conducted another radio-assisted staged light test on Chestnut Mountain.  I manned cameras at the NC Hwy 181 Brown Mountain Overlook while a pickup truck drove FS Rd 198.  The staged lights were only visible to the naked eye at one spot along the road, approximately 1.9 miles from the 181 Overlook.  Image 4832 shows our staged light.  This road is a popular destination for bear hunters & bear season recently opened in the area.  Other lights in the image are stars in the sky and distant communication tower and house lights.

Staged Light Test on Chestnut Mtn

Looking northeast from NC Hwy 181 Brown Mountain Overlook

The small white light below the skyline on lower flanks of Chestnut Mtn

is  520-lumen battery-powered handheld spotlight on FS Rd 198,

approximately 1.9 mi from the camera

 

The 8% Waxing Crescent Moon setting over east rim of Linville Gorge

 Looking southwest from NC Hwy 181 Brown Mountain Overlook

House Lights on Jonas Ridge

Looking northwest from NC Hwy 181 Brown Mountain Overlook

Prominent colored light streaks across center of image

are those of a large delievery truck heading north on NC Hwy 181

The skyline lights are from houses in the Gingercake Acres community along NC 1265

City/Town Lights in Catawba Valley beyond Brown Mountain

Looking southeast from NC Hwy 181 Brown Mountain Overlook

The lights of Valdese and Drexel between 125 & 140 azimuths are visible

The blinking navigation lights of an airplane are visible in the sky