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To: Salamander; Candor7; Liz; GOPJ; mass55th
Beautiful comment there, Salamander.  You remind me of once training with the 12th Marine artillery battalion at the foot of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the Big Island.

Mauna Kea is famous for its clear skies, which is why there are several international astronomic observatories atop that mountain.

But even much farther down the slope, the view of the night sky there is spectacular.  It was utterly pitch black all around us, except for the bright constellations above.  Laying on the ground and looking up, in the space of just a few minutes you'd see a dozen meteors streak across, burning up in splendor as they hit the Earth's atmosphere.


41 posted on 11/26/2025 4:52:56 AM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

Nice reminisce.


47 posted on 11/26/2025 6:02:39 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell. )
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To: poconopundit

Nice reminisce.


48 posted on 11/26/2025 6:02:39 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous." Thomas Sowell. )
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