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I miss the dark

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  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    @LauraRoslin . I almost don't like to point out, think you may have missed a trick.
    LauraRoslin said:

    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
    Sorry, I'll get my coat.....
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    edited November 2018
     :D  :D

    I wish I was a glow worm...........
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    edited November 2018
     Nollie , I envy you your geographical location !
    At only about 42 degrees North in latitude , you can see 10 degrees more of the Southern sky than we can from the UK at any time of the year .
    That will make a mighty difference when observing Scorpius & Sagittarius in June/July.
    Antares (Alpha Scorpii) only just really skirts the Southern horizon here .
    Marvellous to consider that you're looking towards the galactic centre in this region .
    Recommend using binoculars .

    Years ago I went to the Great Lakes area of Canada near the US border in June ; (Lat.42 degreesN) ; that 10 degrees makes the world of difference !
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Sounds as if you know your stars and constellations @Paul B3. We have a pretty good ‘scope that’s great for stargazing and birdwatching but our night sky is possibly a little bit more limited than you are imagining, surrounded by forested sierras and at the foot of one, the patch of sky we call ours is a bit tunnel-like.

    Africa on the other hand, wow, such a vast infinity of starry skies - many moons ago now on Safari in the Masi Mara it was astonishing. Never forgot it. Never forgot the hippos munching the vegetation right outside the tent in the dead of a moonless night either - now that’s what I call scary!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Street lights in our front, back garden pretty dark, I am actually afroaid of the dark, AND am night blind, all to do with having pale blue eyes, being short-sighted, the rods and cones not going back to purple fast enough, I can drink on roads I know really well or are lit.  babysat for the grandkids on Friday, bloke came home at 5, I could drive home till 10, so that I dont get cars in the opposie direction blinding me, if there were no street lights at night, I would have to hibernate!
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    No I dont drink on the roads!!! I DRIVE on them, fell asleep on the sofa, suffering brain fog.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I will delete the image of a nanny kneeling down sipping from a shiny puddle in a pothole😆
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Nollie
    I see what you mean ; mountains are not always conducive to good astronomy ;);your
    Masai Mara experience sounds amazing .
    They reckon the best skies are in Chile (Atacama desert) at high altitude ; hence the construction of the VLT's down there .
    Would love to see that !
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Saw this yesterday and thought of this thread:
    https://www.timeout.com/london/news/leave-london-for-a-stargazing-haven-just-outside-the-city-112618

    The best starry sky I have ever seen was from a boat on Lake Nasser. Astonishing.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    It certainly humbles you when you do see a full on starry sky in the middle of nowhere. Good luck with your quest B3!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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