Monday, September 3, 2007

Clear skys and starry nights

Several people have asked if we've had good conditions for observing the stars, planets, and constellations. The answer is no. Although we escaped the problems of city light pollution, air pollution, and moral dissolution; the stars have been difficult to find. During the summer nights in Alaska we usually had only 4 hours of darkness. We went to bed in daylight and awoke during the night confused; we mistook midnight for the morning of the next day.

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