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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:18 am    Post subject: Back from the desert Reply with quote
Hi. I've been away for aweek or so in the Big Bend of Texas desert. Here's a bit of a first try at astrophotography from there, the Milkey way at midnight looking west.



Jules


PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cool.
Isn't it sad that in our age we must go to deserts or mountaintops in order to photograph the night sky? Sad


PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
Cool.
Isn't it sad that in our age we must go to deserts or mountaintops in order to photograph the night sky? Sad


Yes, interesting that you should mention this. I went to the desert with my oldest friend, Bob Thompson. Bob has been extremely active in the fight against light pollution. His reports and pictures have been used by the Island of Malta and in your country in attempting to do something about the light pollution issue.

Malta has now changed its policy and all new street and commercial lighting must be down-casted or “pointed” correctly. I don’t know how far Italy has pursued the issue but I do know that it’s in motion there.


PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
lulalake wrote:
I don’t know how far Italy has pursued the issue but I do know that it’s in motion there.


This must be ranked in Berlusconi's agenda about as high priority as trimming the national parks' squirrels nails. Sad
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