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On 8/28/2011 10:08 PM, Frank Reed wrote:
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> Off-topic, but for those of you out in the northeast who have power
> and internet (and can thus read this message) but happen to be in an
> area where most people don't have power, the night sky is going to be
> spectacularly dark tonight and probably for a day or two after. It's
> New Moon, too, so even better. Tell everybody you can to get outside
> and see the summer Milky Way. Have grandchildren? Show them something
> they've probably never seen before: a really dark sky filled with
> thousands and thousands of stars!
>

Although I don't live on the coast but in the wilds of Wisconsin, it was
indeed a great morning for contemplating the sky.  I usually get up an
hour before sunrise and hit the hot tub.  Jupiter high and a bit to the
South.  Pleiades almost overhead.  Capella high to the North East.  And
Mars peeking over the trees to the East as the Sun begins to blot things
out.

> I do hope everyone out there came through ok. Obviously the storm was
> weaker than expected, but it still left billions of dollars in damage
> across the region.
>

My daughter lives near Hartford CT, fortunately she came through almost
unscathed; she reports lots of trees and power lines down and a over
full pool but no damage and POWER.  Her first reaction after the storm
passed was to visit some of her favorite water falls to see the effect
of 4 inches of rain.

   

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