Re: Hemisphere swap

On 21 Aug 2005 00:10:30 -0700, boo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>I'm tired of the cirumpolar constellations that I've seen
>looking at my entire life. After reading your post I've decided
>I've got to make the trip, somehow.

It is worth doing. I prefer the northern sky telescopically, but for
naked-eye and binocular viewing the southern sky is wonderful. There is
no difference in sky darkness between the north and south, although with
a lower population density you may find it easier to escape light
pollution in the south.

What I find most striking is not the different constellations, but the
unfamiliar orientations of those I am already familiar with.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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