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    This picture was taken of the night sky at Royal Kafue Camp in Zambia by another hunter last year. That is exactly how I remembered the night sky to the naked eye just outside of camp. Did a lot of looking over my shoulder while I stood out there gawking.
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    Very cool!
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    • #3
      That's incredible.
      "Faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to anything but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite to it."
      -John Locke

      "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
      -Newman

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      • #4
        I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to live in a part of the world where the sky is like that most nights.

        I've seen it almost as detailed as that photo in the desert between LA and Las Vegas, but that was a one time "got lucky" excursion.
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        • #5
          Okay...in 4 sentences or less, someone please explain to me why that sky is like that. Thanks in advance.
          Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live...
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          • #6
            In low light pollution areas like Wyoming (and other places) more stars are visible to the human eye due to less light pollution. To the light adapted human eye, there is a huge, thick band of stellar light across the night sky along with numerous other light bodies. You can see a lot of this where you are if you sit out at night after 11 p.m. with no artificial light near you and you wait for about 45 minutes.
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            • #7
              …and the in the densest area of stars that's dark is interstellar dust, blocking the light in that part of the sky. I think.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Gingersnap View Post
                In low light pollution areas like Wyoming (and other places) more stars are visible to the human eye due to less light pollution. To the light adapted human eye, there is a huge, thick band of stellar light across the night sky along with numerous other light bodies. You can see a lot of this where you are if you sit out at night after 11 p.m. with no artificial light near you and you wait for about 45 minutes.
                Originally posted by Tom Servo View Post
                …and the in the densest area of stars that's dark is interstellar dust, blocking the light in that part of the sky. I think.
                Correct, that area of sky is looking straight into the core of our galaxy - The Milky Way.
                "Faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to anything but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite to it."
                -John Locke

                "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
                -Newman

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                • #9
                  It's not just the plethora of stars, it's how massive the sky itself is. I remember when I was out West how huge the sky looked.
                  Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live...
                  Robert Southwell, S.J.

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