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A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2025 Mar 19, 08:02 -0700
David Pike, you wrote:
"all I can look for are likely parts of the night sky filled with nothing very much. This suggests a view from the Southern Hemisphere."
That's clever. The deep southern sky is barren. It could have explained the image. Turns out... no. But I agree that it was a good idea!
You added:
"the presence of light pollution on the horizon challenges this notion, hinting at a more northerly location."
I noticed that, too. The sky at the site is very dark, but there are numerous light sources out beyond the horizon, suggesting small towns or maybe just modern farms with excessive exterior lighting. Also, the apparent horizon is very flat. These are "suggestive" non-astronomical clues. I don't know if they lead anywhere useful in this case.
Frank Reed
