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Subject: [M]: Re: Do people use Telescopes in Iceland?
From: Luigi Fontana
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Dec 12 02:12:05 2003
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IRELAND or ICELAND??
Following my planetarium software PERSEUS there is no astronomical night =
(i.e. the Sun never goes under -18=B0 from the horizon) from April 8th =
to September 1st (at the latitude of Reykjawik, ICELAND). In mid-June =
the Sun goes only about -1=B0 from the horizon at "astronomical =
midnight", leaving the sky bright enough, in MHO, to play golf. In other =
words, you see no stars AT ALL for several months.
On the other hand, in December, they have some 13-hours astronomical =
nights. For comparison, the longest night you have at the latitude of =
New York City is just a little bit more than 11 hours.
In Dublin (IRELAND) the Sun goes about -11=B0 at midnight in mid-June. =
Dark enough to use the telescope. Too dark to play golf.
After all, since I can't move to Arizona on New Mexico, I prefer to live =
in mid-latitudes.... ;-))
Luigi Fontana, Milan, Italy
PS Perseus is available also in english. Download the demo from =
www.perseus.it, you'll like it.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: oscar=20
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:22 AM
Subject: [M]: Do people use Telescopes in Iceland?
Hello: I was just watching a little golf on TV, They were playing in =
Ireland. They were playing golf at Midnight, and on into the next day!! =
When daylight came, It just got brighter.=20
Can Astronomers in Iceland see the Stars during the night time, even =
with It been so bright at night that the people can play Golf all night =
long!=20
Or do they have to wait a few months for the season to end.
Just wondering! Later
Osca
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<DIV>IRELAND or ICELAND??</DIV>
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<DIV>Following my planetarium software PERSEUS there is no astronomical =
night=20
(i.e. the Sun never goes under -18=B0 from the horizon) from April =
8th to=20
September 1st (at the latitude of Reykjawik, ICELAND). In mid-June the =
Sun goes=20
only about -1=B0 from the horizon at "astronomical midnight", leaving =
the=20
sky bright enough, in MHO, to play golf. In other words, you see no =
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AT ALL for several months.</DIV>
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<DIV>On the other hand, in December, they have some 13-hours =
astronomical=20
nights. For comparison, the longest night you have at the latitude of =
New York=20
City is just a little bit more than 11 hours.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In Dublin (IRELAND) the Sun goes about -11=B0 at midnight in =
mid-June. Dark=20
enough to use the telescope. Too dark to play golf.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>After all, since I can't move to Arizona on New Mexico, I prefer to =
live in=20
mid-latitudes.... ;-))</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Luigi Fontana, Milan, Italy<BR><BR>PS Perseus is available also in =
english.=20
Download the demo from <A =
href=3D"http://www.perseus.it">www.perseus.it</A>,=20
you'll like it.</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [M]: Do people use =
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Iceland?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Hello: I was just watching a little =
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Midnight,=20
and on into the next day!! When daylight came, It just got brighter.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Can Astronomers in Iceland see =
the Stars=20
during the night time, even with It been so bright at night that the =
people=20
can play Golf all night long! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Or do they have to wait a few months =
for the=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Just wondering! Later</FONT></DIV>
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