Re: I give up
- From: Sam Wormley <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:35:11 GMT
Joe S. wrote:
2-3 nights a week I haul my scope out from its hiding place and check out the light- and haze-polluted sky around my apartment complex. Not much to see -- only the brightest objects show up -- for example, in Lyra, the only naked-eye stars are Vega and Beta and Gamma Lyra. Occasionally a neighbor wanders over to see what's up.
In the past two weeks, I have been asked by three people about the coming 27 August appearance of Mars when it will be as big as the Moon. I patiently explain to them the facts of the matter and all three of them have been glad to hear the facts.
Another one popped up today -- he heard the Mars story "on the news" and he basically told me I didn't know what I was talking about, he's planning to stay up all night, has invited some friends over, they're very excited about the big event -- then he remarked that I certainly would not need the scope but binos might be nice.
I had one like that... He'll be at my home 4:30am on the 27th to prove me
wrong! I'll be easy on him! :-o
I'll show him the setting moon... and invite him back the next morning to
show him the setting moon in eclipse.
-Sam
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