Chuck,
Tyco did not have the telescopes we have today. I was at the Texas Star Party and made friends with an astronomer from Montana with a 17" Dobson. He was glad to share his telescope and in return I introduced him to the southern sky. I remember his reaction to seeing many southern sky objects for the 1st time. Copenhagen did seem much more temperate than Stockholm. Some of the far northern scottish islands are as far north as Stockholm. The Europeans are seeing much more profound effects of climate change than the States. I understand that England is becoming better wine country than southern France. Erik Chuck, maybe you're thinking of Amsterdam or Copenhagen? Stockholm's
at 59 + deg N.
Dave
On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Norm Hansen wrote:
Hi Chuck,
You are surely looking at a different globe than I have...
Norm
Chuck Hards wrote:
Now consider that it's at about the same latitude as Dublin, Ireland, and is actually further south than Edinburgh, Scotland. Even merry old England lacks a dark summer sky.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
I did not realize Stockholm was that far north.
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