Popular Post Zephyr Posted October 30, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted October 30, 2022 Is zero light pollution. The glow on the horizon is actually just northern lights low in the sky. I didn't stay up to see if they ended up overhead 6 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted October 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted October 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Is zero light pollution. The glow on the horizon is actually just northern lights low in the sky. I didn't stay up to see if they ended up overhead Envy!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted October 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted October 30, 2022 Last weekend we camped in Shenandoah. Late Saturday night when attended a stargazing event the rangers lead. Just being in the mountains, away from the light of the towns, affords the clearest views of the nighttime heavens which are truly breathtaking. A friend and I did a backpacking trip to Roaring Plains in the Potomac Highlands in February several years ago. Zero light pollution and absolutely no other human encroachment. The night sky was the most amazing I’ve personally witnessed. It truly felt as if I could touch the stars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted October 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted October 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Zealot said: Last weekend we camped in Shenandoah. Late Saturday night when attended a stargazing event the rangers lead. Just being in the mountains, away from the light of the towns, affords the clearest views of the nighttime heavens which are truly breathtaking. A friend and I did a backpacking trip to Roaring Plains in the Potomac Highlands in February several years ago. Zero light pollution and absolutely no other human encroachment. The night sky was the most amazing I’ve personally witnessed. It truly felt as if I could touch the stars. Camping in the Colorado Rockies, the stars were mind boggling, a different world. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted October 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted October 30, 2022 When our family lived in Bend we came off the mountain about midnight. As we are driving down we are peeking at the stars but could not get a great look. Finally there was a pullout & we got out to see. Mind blowing. I'm always amazed to see the Milky Way. One of my fav memories of our time in Bend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted October 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted October 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, Further said: Camping in the Colorado Rockies, the stars were mind boggling, a different world. I bet!!! I’ve experienced some of the highlands out west - Tahoe, Sierra Nevadas, Yosemite, Humbolt. And some desert - Red Rock, NV, Death Valley. They are experiences I’m thankful to have had and hope to do more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 30, 2022 Share #7 Posted October 30, 2022 I am envious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 30, 2022 Share #8 Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Zephyr said: Is zero light pollution. The glow on the horizon is actually just northern lights low in the sky. I didn't stay up to see if they ended up overhead This is a lie! This picture was not taken on Vancouver Island. Not recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted October 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dottles said: This is a lie! This picture was not taken on Vancouver Island. Not recently. I am on my Daughter's farm on the Prairies, not on the island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 30, 2022 Share #10 Posted October 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Zephyr said: I am on my Daughter's farm on the Prairies, not on the island. I take that back! This picture is not a lie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 30, 2022 Share #11 Posted October 30, 2022 It looks like an alien invasion to me. Has anybody called the people over at CANR or NWS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 30, 2022 Share #12 Posted October 30, 2022 I grew up in the country across the street from the farm and at night we could walk out to the street and look up at the sky like that. It was beautiful, especially on clear winter evenings. Not so much now as the trees around me obscure much of the night sky. When there are meteor showers we sometimes go out and lay on our backs on the deck and watch what's happening straight up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted October 31, 2022 Share #13 Posted October 31, 2022 The lack of lights and noise was things I enjoyed about working on remote experiment stations in Oregon and Montana. Now we have a close neighbor that has more lights on their house than most country bars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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