Comments on: If I have seen farther… http://blogs.earthsky.org/larrysessions/astronomical-observing/04179/if-i-have-seen-farther/ Clouds and cosmos: the atmosphere and beyond! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: deborahbyrd http://blogs.earthsky.org/larrysessions/astronomical-observing/04179/if-i-have-seen-farther/#comment-5 deborahbyrd Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:16:50 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/larrysessions/astronomical-observing/04179/if-i-have-seen-farther/#comment-5 I think those of us who love astronomy might love it partly because of its quality of letting us look across vast distances. I know I like to look across distances on land, or on the ocean, as well. When my kids were babies, we lived in the country for a time, and I could see a little village of lights off in the distance from my bedroom window. At night, if I couldn’t sleep, I’d just lie there looking out the window at those distant lights … and they gave me the same peaceful feeling that stargazing does. Don’t know why! Deborah I think those of us who love astronomy might love it partly because of its quality of letting us look across vast distances.

I know I like to look across distances on land, or on the ocean, as well.

When my kids were babies, we lived in the country for a time, and I could see a little village of lights off in the distance from my bedroom window. At night, if I couldn’t sleep, I’d just lie there looking out the window at those distant lights … and they gave me the same peaceful feeling that stargazing does.

Don’t know why!

Deborah

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