Monday, May 25, 2009

The Milky Way

The Milky Way is low above the horizon on May evenings, sweeping from southeast to northeast. It looks like a patchy band of faint clouds. Although it is the combined light of millions of stars, it is so faint that artificial lighting blots out the view.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill

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