[TowerTalk] OT - Milky-Way setting behind the HF tower

[Bill Turner]

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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:31:04 -0500, Joe Giacobello <k2xx at swva.net>
 wrote:

>One of the real pleasures of moving from a metropolitan area to the 
>boondocks is the night sky.  I hadn't seen the Milky Way for years until 
>I moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

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Another night sky treat is to see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked
eye. It is not easily done but when you do, you will be astonished.
Sights like that always make me wonder what our ancient ancestors
thought about such things. To them it was pure mystery.

Bill, W6WRT