There are no stars in Hollywood nor Florida

[August1991]

Walking around in a Florida night, outside of a city, stars are apparent above the horizon. I can see Orion, the Pleiades, and even vaguely Messier 42.

These stars are nothing like the stars of an Abitibi night sky.

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Whether English or French, Canadians don't fully appreciate their luck of nature, and they possibly share it too easily.

[bush_cheney2004]

Walking around in a Florida night, outside of a city, stars are apparent above the horizon. I can see Orion, the Pleiades, and even vaguely Messier 42.

These stars are nothing like the stars of an Abitibi night sky.

Nope....but Abitibi night skies are nothing compared to the open ocean.

[msj]

Whether English or French, Canadians don't fully appreciate their luck of nature, and they possibly share it too easily.

I think many Canadians do appreciate their "luck" of nature (and many not so much).

It is about time that you realized that Canada isn't as "poor" as you have made it out to be in previous threads - material shiny objects aren't everything.

Also, you are terrible at making vast generalizations about people you have never met so, please, stop.

[M.Dancer]

Much to the amazment of my wife, one summer I carted my 70mm refracting telescope to the gulf coast of Florida. The nearest "big' city was sarasota (pop 58,000) was about 60 miles north. Looking out westward the light polution was zero and to the east minimal. The skys were amazing in all directions and all the major constellation were visable for that time of year. If anything with so many stars I had a harder time finding the benchmarks I look for in the city, but after a week with the help of a star chart I was able to navigate fine.

[guyser]

...after a week with the help of a star chart I was able to navigate fine.

So, have you bought the light that shines all the stars onto the kids cieling so they can learn while lying in bed?

[M.Dancer]

So, have you bought the light that shines all the stars onto the kids cieling so they can learn while lying in bed?

No we take them to Bancroft, Halliburton and parry sound instead...

[blueblood]

No we take them to Bancroft, Halliburton and parry sound instead...

All I have to do is drive out of my yard or cut the power to my yard light. The northern lights are better, then there was that blasted meteor a while back.

[August1991]

Much to the amazment of my wife, one summer I carted my 70mm refracting telescope to the gulf coast of Florida. The nearest "big' city was sarasota (pop 58,000) was about 60 miles north. Looking out westward the light polution was zero and to the east minimal. The skys were amazing in all directions and all the major constellation were visable for that time of year. If anything with so many stars I had a harder time finding the benchmarks I look for in the city, but after a week with the help of a star chart I was able to navigate fine.

I find your story hard to believe - unless the summer was several decades ago. (How old are you Morris?)

I was in the same general area and the light pollution, particularly on the horizon, was worse than the Laurentians. And the Laurentians are worse than Abitibi or the area of Timmins.

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My point was that all Canadians know the night sky like few (perhaps Africans and Russians also) on this planet. Canadians take this understanding for granted.

All I have to do is drive out of my yard or cut the power to my yard light. The northern lights are better, then there was that blasted meteor a while back.

Bright, colourful, changing northern lights are another feature. Edited January 11, 2009 by August1991