One of the highlights of my trip is having the ability to leave
\nthe confines of the observatory and drink in the night sky.
\nThe transition from the florescent lights of the observatory
\nto deep dark of night can make this a rather surreal experience.<\/p>\n
The lack of light outside the observatory is quite a shock
\nto your eyes. The darkness is consuming. The effect is blinding.
\nIt helps to bring a flashlight with you. Those four steps
\nback to the observatory can be wild when you can’t spot your
\nown hands.<\/p>\n
From what little I understand of the science, this has to do
\nwith more than just an adjustment of the pupils. The diodes
\nin your eyes are just gleaming from the effects of the indoor light
\nand need some time to adjust. This period of adjustment
\nleaves you witness to extremely cool effect.<\/p>\n
As your eyes slowly adjust, stars begin to pop into view, almost
\none by one. All of a sudden you can make the dark profile
\nof the CSO. Other nearby telescopes spring to silent life,
\nfocused on what you can just make out. More stars appear.
\nThe Milky Way struggles its way out of the black. The
\nsky slowly fills in.<\/p>\n
It’s almost if you get to watch God himself paint the heavens with
\nstarlight. Let’s put one here and another here. This would be a good
\nplace for a galaxy. This guy here surely wants a close neighbor.<\/p>\n
It’s truly a cool effect. Tomorrow I’m going to add some oxygen for
\nan even greater show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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