I suppose if you have to create life in billions of other planets, you can't afford to spend more than a few days on each one. So much to do - infinite time
A bit too far to go but we were in The Gambia some years ago when there was a power cut in the evening. A collective gasp went up from everybody sitting outside the hotel bar, not because of the power cut but because of the incredible starry sky. It was an absolute blanket of stars, whereas in the UK most of us are lucky to see much more than the Plough!
KT53 sounds like a real goosebumps moment, it gave me some reading it.
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/enjoy/dark-night-skies/ We went to Butser a little while back, to photograph the Milky way. Despite our optimistic approach to weather forecast, it didn't happen. But it was lovely and dark and low cloud cover made it very atmospheric and foggy
Yeah, when there's cloud cover at night and no moon, it is really properly dark. My London friends completely freaked when they arrived here, turned their car headlights off and couldn't see their hands in front of their faces. The nearest streetlight is about 6 miles away. I keep a torch in the car but apparently Londoners don't. Or not not those Londoners, anyway.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I think townies are lucky that mobile phones came along. I used to be asked a lot why I always carried a torch with me but when you live and work where there are no street lights it's a necessity. Now everyone has a phone with a nice bright screen. I can't kick the torch habit in the winter though.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I’m really enjoying getting aquainted with the night sky in my new(ish) house as there is no light pollution, no streetlights and also really, really dark when it’s cloudy with no moon. There are torches scattered all around the house for occasional power blips - useful to light your way to the fuse box!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/enjoy/dark-night-skies/
We went to Butser a little while back, to photograph the Milky way. Despite our optimistic approach to weather forecast, it didn't happen. But it was lovely and dark and low cloud cover made it very atmospheric and foggy
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”