Saturday, April 22, 2023

To My Surprise and Pleasure

Valley County Idaho has a light pollution ordinance.

The glory of the Milky Way in summer, constellations clearly visible, and the joy of seeing the sky as our ancestors saw it for centuries.  I wish I knew how to create a movement to that end in Canyon County although the horse way out of the barn here.

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  1. You made me think of the night sky photos made by the Mount Wilson Observatory during WW2 when there was a blackout in Los Angeles. The horse is so far out of the barn here that the very concept of a barn is only an ancient legend.

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    1. My father and I made my first telescope in Santa Monica in 1971(?) The sky was not dark but the inversion layer calmed the air. The first object I saw through was Saturn at 224x. Wow!

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  2. Yes the horse is out of the barn but without a law it will only get worse. Grand-father existing lights if you must.

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