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An Insane View Of The Milky Way From The Edge Of New Zealand
FYI: New Zealand's South Island spans 58,000 square miles of breathtaking, verdant terrain. But nothing on the ground surpasses what's in the sky. The region is home to the largest dark sky observatory in the world, glittering with millions of stars and spectacular views of the Milky Way. Regards, Ted https://www.wired.com/story/an-insane-view-of-the-milky-way-from-the-edge-of-new-zealand/
I've only been in a similar environment once before, and one of the most amazing things I observed was that the stars were different colors. Yes, I'd heard of red giants, etc, but I had never seen this with my own eyes. I'll never forget it.
Thanks @Ted. Spectacular for sure. A navy veteran once mentioned to me how stunning the MW appeared at sea at night with lights out on the ship (to avoid detection).
We’re in the 50/50 zone. Some light pollution, but still pretty good viewing on moonless nights, (@Mark - be sure to time your trip for a moonless period).
I’ve been a space cadet all my life. Enjoy sitting in the backyard on clear moonless nights with 12X image stabilized binoculars. Stumbled upon the Andromeda galaxy last summer. Wow. What a sight - even at low magnification. It’s 2.5 million light years away. And I’m sitting in my freaking backyard staring at it!
@Press - Yup. Those colors do come through pretty well under a bit of magnification. Blue are the hottest (and generally youngest) stars. Reds are the cooler ones. Guess white’s somewhere in the middle. The Pleiades (very easy to see with binocs) are a brilliant blue.
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I too am envious Mark.
Regards,
Ted
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MW appeared at sea at night with lights out on the ship (to avoid detection).
We’re in the 50/50 zone. Some light pollution, but still pretty good viewing on moonless nights,
(@Mark - be sure to time your trip for a moonless period).
I’ve been a space cadet all my life. Enjoy sitting in the backyard on clear moonless nights with 12X image stabilized binoculars. Stumbled upon the Andromeda galaxy last summer. Wow. What a sight - even at low magnification. It’s 2.5 million light years away. And I’m sitting in my freaking backyard staring at it!
@Press - Yup. Those colors do come through pretty well under a bit of magnification. Blue are the hottest (and generally youngest) stars. Reds are the cooler ones. Guess white’s somewhere in the middle. The Pleiades (very easy to see with binocs) are a brilliant blue.