Re: Cosmic Challenge

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>It's the idea that "you can't see any stars from here" that has kept
>many people from even trying to see the stars.  It is actually fairly
>easy to see a dozen or so stars from the middle of Manhattan.
>(Looking up past the streetlights!)  I've done some lunar and eclipse
>photography from the backyard of a house I rented in Queens.

Actually, I was mostly kidding.  We get pretty good visibility here,
considering it's the biggest city on the continent.  When you are in the
middle of the great lawn, you're a good distance from the street lights.
The light pollution is still a factor, but it's a lot clearer than you
might imagine.

Cheers,

Tom