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

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.