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Date: 31 Aug 2006 20:32:46
From: robert casey
Subject: Designated "dark sky" park in Pennsylvania
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In today's Bergen Record an article from the associated Press:
<http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNCZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Njk4NDI3OCZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI= >
part of the article below:
By DAN NEPHIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHERRY SPRINGS, Pa. -- From a clearing on top of a 2,300-foot mountain
and with the naked eye, the wispy Milky Way seems close enough to touch.
You can't, of course, but here at Cherry Springs State Park, you can get
a better view of the heavens than probably any other place on the East
Coast.
As night's veil descends on a Saturday evening, more and more stars
appear, shining brighter as the sun drifts ever below the horizon.
Jupiter's moons are visible through a telescope. Despite some moisture
in the air, constellations seem crisp.
Talk about star-struck. And not a celebrity in sight.
The state park system designated Cherry Springs as a "dark sky" park,
one of a small but growing number of parks around the country dedicated
to preserving the night sky and offering stargazers a place to view the
heavens with as little interference from man-made light pollution as
possible.
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Date: 31 Aug 2006 14:52:51
From: Lumpy Darkness
Subject: Re: Designated "dark sky" park in Pennsylvania
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robert casey wrote:
> The state park system designated Cherry Springs as a "dark sky" park,
Castle Rock State Park in Santa Cruz Mountains above San Jose
California is also designated a dark sky preserve in its General Plan.
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Date: 31 Aug 2006 21:35:29
From: Chris L Peterson
Subject: Re: Designated "dark sky" park in Pennsylvania
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:32:46 GMT, robert casey <wa2ise@ix.netcom.com >
wrote:
>The state park system designated Cherry Springs as a "dark sky" park,
>one of a small but growing number of parks around the country dedicated
>to preserving the night sky and offering stargazers a place to view the
>heavens with as little interference from man-made light pollution as
>possible.
This is exactly the sort of growing public awareness of the value of
dark skies that I referred to in an earlier thread about light
pollution.
It's good to see these things happening.
_________________________________________________
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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Date: 31 Aug 2006 21:11:52
From: SkySea
Subject: Re: Designated "dark sky" park in Pennsylvania
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Poetic liscense aside, I find it backwards when night time is
associated with veiling or obscuring. It is at night when the whole
universe is revealed (or at least the half above our horizons is)!
>robert casey <wa2ise@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In today's Bergen Record an article from the associated Press:
><http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNCZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Njk4NDI3OCZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=>
>part of the article below:
>As night's veil descends on a Saturday evening, more and more stars
>appear, shining brighter as the sun drifts ever below the horizon.
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- Dale Gombert (SkySea at aol.com)
122.38W, 47.58N, W. Seattle, WA
http://flavorj.com/~skysea
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Date: 01 Sep 2006 11:33:47
From: Don't Be Evil
Subject: Re: Designated "dark sky" park in Pennsylvania
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robert casey wrote:
> In today's Bergen Record an article from the associated Press:
> <http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNCZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Njk4NDI3OCZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=>
>
> part of the article below:
>
> By DAN NEPHIN
> ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
>
>
> CHERRY SPRINGS, Pa. -- From a clearing on top of a 2,300-foot mountain
> and with the naked eye, the wispy Milky Way seems close enough to touch.
>
> You can't, of course, but here at Cherry Springs State Park, you can get
> a better view of the heavens than probably any other place on the East
> Coast.
>
> As night's veil descends on a Saturday evening, more and more stars
> appear, shining brighter as the sun drifts ever below the horizon.
>
> Jupiter's moons are visible through a telescope. Despite some moisture
> in the air, constellations seem crisp.
>
> Talk about star-struck. And not a celebrity in sight.
>
> The state park system designated Cherry Springs as a "dark sky" park,
> one of a small but growing number of parks around the country dedicated
> to preserving the night sky and offering stargazers a place to view the
> heavens with as little interference from man-made light pollution as
> possible.
There's also a designated dark-sky park north of Toronto:
http://www.rasc.ca/light/print/muskoka/dsr.htm
Greg
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