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Old 03-24-07, 01:17 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Antrodemus
Yeah, they're more or less accurate, but The Pleiades (The Seven Sisters) are little more than a smudge of 3 stars. No biggie, just an annoyance. The main thing that bugs me is that the sky almost never gets truly black, instead being a dark, but obvious blue colour. Anytime I've been at sea on a clear, non-Moonlit night, the stars have been a glittering array of jewels on a jet-black background, unless in the evening or approaching morning.
Have you been in the Pacific? Just curious because I really don't know if the blueness of the seas there would add a hue to the skies with the moonlight. Again, an honest question and not a challenge to your veracity.
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