Re: Lost in Space (Obs.Report)

Willie R. Meghar wrote:

Trees on the horizon appeared as silhouettes that were *much* darker than the background sky


Nicely said and wonderful mental imagery. I have read that a gauge of a truly dark sky is that clouds, if present, can't be seen as such. . ..they only give themselves away by blocking out splotches of the night sky's stars. I have never seen skies this dark and can only imagine their majesty.



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