Heavenly Powers

[poliphilo]

 I've read that out on the South Downs- not so very far from here- the night skies are among the darkest in Britain. We, however, live in a town- and light pollution wipes out all but the brightest stars. The convenience of urban living or the beauty of dark skies- one can't have both. Still, the planets cut through the fuzz and yesterday evening we were seeing the crescent Moon, Jupiter and Venus in slanted alignment, low down over the hills- and it was impressive. I'm not an astrologer (too much math involved) but those three linked arm in arm has got to be auspicious, hasn't it?

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[cmcmck]

We have pretty good night skies here if you get up into the hills.

[poliphilo]

The best skies I've ever seen were over rural Provence...