Dark Sky folks

[buckland]

Just a heads up for those who might be looking for a quiet educational astronomy event in Nebraska.

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-events/the-29th-annual-nebraska-star-party/?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=newsletter

 

[Foy]

The second I saw "Dark Sky" and "Nebraska" I thought: Got to be in the Sand Hills. Sure enough, Merritt Reservoir is smack in the middle of the region. It's not at the end of the world, but get up on a fencepost and you can see it from there. Should be mondo dark skies in Cherry County, NE.

Foy

 

[buckland]

I so wish I could go ... I love sitting under a blanket of stars. Here is another one for for you NM folks
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-events/table-mountain-star-party/?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=newsletter

And a poem I have had hanging in my wood shop for 30 years. Great images

Stars and Planets

Trees are cages for them: water holds its breath
To balance them without smudging on its delicate meniscus.
Children watch them playing in their heavenly playground;
Men use them to lug ships across oceans, through firths.

They seem so twinkle-still, but they never cease
Inventing new spaces and huge explosions
And migrating in mathematical tribes over
The steppes of space at their outrageous ease.

It’s hard to think that the earth is one –
This poor sad bearer of wars and disasters
Rolls-Roycing round the sun with its load of gangsters,
Attended only by the loveless moon.

Norman MacCaig

 

[craig333]

Had pretty good dark sky conditions at Antelope Lake. Nothing like spending a couple hours in the chaise lounge staring at the sky.

 

[buckland]

Probably the best vacation one could get.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Probably the best vacation one could get.

Very true words of wisdom.
Frank

 

[buckland]

Ran into this website by the National Park Service... Dark Skies! really cool


https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/index.htm

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Rob, looks like they misplaced it, but have their ace investigator on the job.



Stlll looking

 

[buckland]

Roger that ...will fix!


https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/index.htm

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Roger that ...will fix!


https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/index.htm

That’s a great resource, thanks for sharing! BTW, I like NPS’s sense of humor.

 

[AWG_Pics]

It is a great resource. Lots of interesting sites. I am surprised Great Basin National Park is not included. They have an active dark sky event roster when high elevation campgrounds are open.

Here is a view of night lights from orbit: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/79800/city-lights-of-the-united-states-2012