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Every Star in the Sky, in One Picture [Help - It's ABSOLUTELY AMAZING]
ABC News/Technology ^ | 24 Feb 10 | Ned Potter

Posted on 02/25/2010 4:28:52 PM PST by XBob

"It's just so amazing to see the band of the Milky Way arcing from one end of the horizon straight above you to the other," he said in an interview with ABC News. "And if you're in a really dark place, the light of the Milky Way can actually cast a shadow."

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: astronomy; milkyway
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To: XBob

The Heavens declare the GLORY of G*D!


41 posted on 02/26/2010 6:06:46 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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“Joe had never seen the Milky Way.”
http://www.cw-mccall.com/works/wilderness/aurora_borealis.html


42 posted on 02/26/2010 6:49:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: XBob

I feel sorry for people who have stars visible overhead and never look up to wonder and marvel at them.

Anyway, where I live in the city, we do not have bright street lights and I can see stars on a clear night. I make a point of walking out and looking up, sometimes several times:)


43 posted on 02/27/2010 12:47:39 PM PST by La Enchiladita (wise gringa)
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To: XBob; KevinDavis

bump


44 posted on 02/27/2010 12:59:19 PM PST by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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