Having to rotate the crew.

Sailor Steve · 03-03-10, 05:56 PM

The constellations are awesome. The only thing lacking is the fact that on a clear night at sea there are many times more stars than in the game. It's an unbelievable sight.

frau kaleun · 03-03-10, 09:04 PM

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The only thing lacking is the fact that on a clear night at sea there are many times more stars than in the game.

This I know from having spent a little bit of time in the Arizona desert. I'm not a desert person by nature and I can tell you I'd never choose to live there, but on a clear night out away from the city - awesome.

I grew up in "the country" and even though we didn't have an unobstructed "horizon to horizon" view of the night sky, I still miss being able to look up and see... well... everything. Too much light on the ground in the evenings where I'm at now.

Flopper · 03-03-10, 11:53 PM

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The constellations are awesome. The only thing lacking is the fact that on a clear night at sea there are many times more stars than in the game. It's an unbelievable sight.

I can imagine. The closest I've come to something like that was standing on a frozen Flagstaff lake in Maine one moonless January night. It was about 15 below zero, and the lake was creaking, nobody around for many miles.

I could see Andromeda with the naked eye! We had a little 5 inch reflector and the main event was Saturn, of course. I'll never forget that night. I've always at least needed binoculars to make out Andromeda. It must be unbelieveable with no moon on the open sea.

frau kaleun · 03-10-10, 01:16 PM

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The constellations are awesome.

Orion's always been my favorite. I think I know what I'm gonna want as a custom emblem if I ever get to the point of playing around with that!

Sailor Steve · 03-12-10, 06:50 PM

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Orion's always been my favorite. I think I know what I'm gonna want as a custom emblem if I ever get to the point of playing around with that!

You're scaring me.

frau kaleun · 03-12-10, 08:20 PM

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You're scaring me.

Yeah, I get that a lot.

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