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Re: (meteorobs) Light Pollution
In a message dated 4/7/99 12:55:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Skywayinc@aol.com writes:
<< I fondly remember in 1985 standing on the north rim of the Grand Canyon
and
when the Milky Way came up . . . you could cast shadows from its light!
THAT'S a dark sky! >>
You're absolutely right Joe, as a native of Staten Island, I'm lucky if I can
get 4th magnitude. Thats why I have to run to the "darkness" of NJ.
I remember 4 years ago, I was in Cimmarron, New Mexico. The Milky Way was
just blazing. But the part the sticks in my mind was that there was one storm
cloud with lightning going on inside the cloud. The cloud went from about 10
deg. to 5 deg. off the horizon. the Milky Way ran behind the cloud and then
I actually saw it reappear out of the bottom of the cloud before disappearing
behind the horizon. I tried to take a photo of that but it didn't come out. I
will never forget that sight.
Kevin K
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