What time do you like starting night dives?

[ScubaToys Larry]

I know people vary... thought it might be a fun poll.

[NitroWill]

I like starting just before dark as it is really amazing to see the site transform.. It gives you a chance to see the site in two complete different ways and is a really neat thing to experience..

[RECDiver]

Tonight and tomorrow night are great nights for night diving. FULL MOON!!!

[Splitlip]

Good question.

I always like the Happy Hour two tankers. First one at twilight to kind of catch the shift change. Second dive, truely night time.

[Splitlip]

Originally Posted by NitroWill

I like starting just before dark as it is really amazing to see the site transform.. It gives you a chance to see the site in two complete different ways and is a really neat thing to experience..

Will:
I think you said you are going to be down here this weekend.
Jupiter Dive Center is doing a 2 tank dusk and night dive Saturday. Going out at 6:30 PM.
Dive Trips:: Jupiter Dive Center, Scuba diving lessons at a PADI 5 Star facility,daily scuba diving trips in* Jupiter, Florida.
Unfortunately I won't be going, but the moon should be right, the seas look they will cooperate and vis has been top to bottom.

[Kokomo]

I like going at dusk so I can orient myself a little before it gets dark.

[NitroWill]

Originally Posted by Splitlip

Will:
I think you said you are going to be down here this weekend.
Jupiter Dive Center is doing a 2 tank dusk and night dive Saturday. Going out at 6:30 PM.
Dive Trips:: Jupiter Dive Center, Scuba diving lessons at a PADI 5 Star facility,daily scuba diving trips in* Jupiter, Florida.
Unfortunately I won't be going, but the moon should be right, the seas look they will cooperate and vis has been top to bottom.

Thanks! Ill definitely consider it!

[plot]

I tried the dusk thing once, an hour later it was still light... waited 30 more minutes for it to get really dark and went at it again.

I've decided pitch black is when I wanna start just to make sure it's night.

[Dive-aholic]

One night I did a night dive right after dusk. It was already dark, so probably your 2nd option. That dive lasted just under an hour. We got out of the water, got our students settled out and retanked for another non-training dive. This one happened a couple hours or so after dark. The amazing thing was that we saw so much different life on that 2nd dive. It is probably the best night dive I've done. Some day, probably when I go to Bonaire, I'm going to do a midnight dive and a 2am dive. I believe the longer you wait, the more activity from the night critters you'll see.

[kingfish]

The one night dive i have done was from dusk until it got dark and that was fun but as was said it would take a few hours for the real nightlife to come out id say.

In my aquariums the night feeding polyps take a while to extend fully and it generally takes a couple of hours until the brittle stars etc start to come out and feed.


Jas.