There is an area in southern Arizona with a light-free zone. Our Arizona friends may know the vicinity. The night sky was a wonder as youngsters; it has become so bright that it is difficult to discern so many pleasures of the darkness. Smiles, Anna -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of twerppy@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 10:01 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Keep Looking Up! Not really, Richard.? It is the lack of total darkness we have lost due to all the reflections of street lights, etc.?It is?hard to find a totally dark area anymore.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Emlin Reed <remlinr@tampabay.rr.com> To: Richard Berkheiser <reberkheiser@earthlink.net>; padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 9:49 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Keep Looking Up! I'm astronomished by your astronomical knowledge; but where do you see them. When I was a boy, I would lie in the grass, look up at the sky, and see zillions of stars. Now I am lucky to see half a dozen. Has global warming destroyed celestial swarming? Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Berkheiser" <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> To: <PADUTCH-LIFE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:22 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Keep Looking Up! > Hi again everyone! > > For those of you that are into star gazing, there's plenty to see in the > night sky this month. > > Towards the south, the Planet Jupiter dominates near Scorpius, and in a > decent pair of binoculars you can even make out one of Jupiter's moons. > Last night around 10:40 PM, the Red Spot made its transit. It was > viewable through a small telescope. The "heart" of Scorpius shines bright > red as Antares twinkles away. > > August is also the best month to see meteor showers. Most notably the > Perseids Meteor Shower. While looking up, don't forget to look for St. > Lawrence's Tears. > > Lots to see up there! > > Rick B > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message