Peter Johnson

pete lynch <etep@beowulf.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Learn to drive first, wait a while for the telescope.
> and yes, dark skies (_really_ dark ones) are magical.
> Going from murky ole england to new mexico last year
> was fantastic, but also depressing.
> There were so many rich objects to look at that I got
> lost. The constellations we become familar with come
> lost in the mass of stars. After a while I got aquainted
> with the n.m. sky.
> Sadly I had to come back (the depressing part!) and now
> I'm spoilt.

Thanks for your input Pete. I look forward to experiencing
truly dark skies first hand. I promise not to get too spoiled!

Chris.B

"Peter Johnson" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:<3f09c088_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>...
> pete lynch <etep@beowulf.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:slrnbgj89m.2lh.pete@beowulf.demon.co.uk...
>
> > Learn to drive first, wait a while for the telescope.
> > and yes, dark skies (_really_ dark ones) are magical.
> > Going from murky ole england to new mexico last year
> > was fantastic, but also depressing.
> > There were so many rich objects to look at that I got
> > lost. The constellations we become familar with come
> > lost in the mass of stars. After a while I got aquainted
> > with the n.m. sky.
> > Sadly I had to come back (the depressing part!) and now
> > I'm spoilt.
>
> Thanks for your input Pete. I look forward to experiencing
> truly dark skies first hand. I promise not to get too spoiled!

Isn't it rather sad that this thread should actually be reality
today? Only we older persons and the "rurally disadvantaged' know what
pitch black skies really mean. Perhaps we need a trendy name for it.
Like: "Light pollution challenged". Or even something clever!

O/T: I can safely report that Martin's 'Funky Foam' makes an
excellent lining for a 2" drawtube. (I thought I'd better end on a
positive note in case Simon complains about me complaining again). <g>

Chris.B