[XBob]

20 - “”And if you’re in a really dark place, the light of the Milky Way can actually cast a shadow.”

True! I have walked through the forest by nothing but starlight. It’s fun and a little spooky. “

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Absolutely, and I can do you one better, how I actually read a newspaper in a car on a moonless night traveling along a high desert road from Aman to Aquaba Jordan. I was amazed it was so bright, that I just thought it might be fun to try, and amazingly I could read the newspaper.

I feel sorry for the city dwellers, who never see even a single star, except in a sidewalk.

[TigersEye]

In a moving vehicle? That's more than one better. Especially if you didn't get a headache. lol

Of course you would not have had tall trees creating deep shadows out in that desert. (I'm assuming it's pretty open desert in Jordan) Nor logs, rocks and branches to negotiate. ;-)

That actually sounds like a fascinating experience in the desert. You must have been able to see distant hills and other features in what must have been a rather eerie light.

[John-Irish]

Better than that. On any night of a half-moon or full moon, I need sunglasses or a filter to look at it through my telescope.

[La Enchiladita]

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:)