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lyndomiel
Rivendell
Dec 8 2012, 2:24am
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Do you remember seeng the Milkyway in the sky as a child?
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I do - and I see you and I are the same age and live in the same area. Now I see the Milkyway from Cape Cod and the Florida Keys and occasionally when traveling to somewhat more quietly lighted areas like Greece and Ireland. It makes my heart sing to see it - awesome.
Also there are serious environmental impacts, disruption of ecosystems and adverse health effects. Sea turtles are endangered because lights from shore confuse newly hatched turtles. We over light our cities unnecessarily and use a tremendous amount of energy doing it (1/4 of our energy use comes from light). Heard of global warming? Headaches, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue - just some of the health effects.
Yes I want to read at night and watch LOTR - but I don't want to have my neighbors outside lights shining in my bedroom all night - nor do I have to see so many buildings in NYC and everywhere else illuminated all night long.
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1458 megapixel image of the Earth at night in full resolution
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Magpie
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Dec 6 2012, 6:00am
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I'm fascinated by all the lights in the North Sea (on the east side of the UK)
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Xanaseb
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Dec 7 2012, 3:26am
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Shipping vessels as well I imagine
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DanielLB
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Dec 7 2012, 8:05am
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I agree with Squire
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Aragorn's Sexy Scar
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Dec 7 2012, 8:16pm
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I'm not disregarding technology at all
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DanielLB
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Dec 8 2012, 8:17am
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A bit depressing.
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 7 2012, 4:39am
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yes, that's true
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Magpie
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Dec 7 2012, 4:52am
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Yes, but...
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squire
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Dec 7 2012, 5:34am
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Good points, Squire.
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Patty
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Dec 7 2012, 9:51am
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Do you remember seeng the Milkyway in the sky as a child?
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lyndomiel
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Dec 8 2012, 2:24am
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Just point the lights down.
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 8 2012, 10:36pm
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If only
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squire
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Dec 8 2012, 11:23pm
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It would certainy help, but ...
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DanielLB
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Dec 9 2012, 9:50am
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Lights in big cities
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Magpie
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Dec 9 2012, 2:48pm
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In the 'burbs.
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Delrond
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Dec 11 2012, 10:40pm
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"3-mile-wide asteroid to buzz planet Earth tonight"
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 11 2012, 9:55pm
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Geminids
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Delrond
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Dec 11 2012, 10:26pm
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Dang! I knew i left the outhouse light on at the camp!
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silneldor
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Dec 7 2012, 9:46pm
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thanks Magpie
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lyndomiel
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Dec 8 2012, 2:25am
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As with all change, something tends to be lost and something gained
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silneldor
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Dec 10 2012, 5:01am
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"There is not much to suffer from the night world these days."
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Magpie
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Dec 10 2012, 5:15am
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Yes,
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silneldor
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Dec 11 2012, 2:59am
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Sil, you are a poet :)
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Ethel Duath
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Dec 10 2012, 4:58pm
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And that is why there is a wonderful poet in yourself, Ethel D:).
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silneldor
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Dec 11 2012, 3:34am
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That's an awful bright light.
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dernwyn
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Dec 10 2012, 5:12pm
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During the cooler times when the humidity is low
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silneldor
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Dec 11 2012, 2:54am
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