Comments on Mike Brown's Planets: We'll always have Regulus

Chuck --I can even see it from here on the edge of...

2009-04-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

Chuck --
I can even see it from here on the edge of LA. I think Paris is even better; less sprawl, less emotional need to shine lights directly into the sky. But that's just a guess....

I'm amazed that you could see the questionmark fro...

2009-04-08T06:01:00.000-07:00

I'm amazed that you could see the questionmark from the middle of one of Europe's biggest cities. Do they have better light pollution controls over there?

When I flew non-stop from San Francisco to Paris i...

2009-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

When I flew non-stop from San Francisco to Paris in April 1988, I left SF at about noon. Within 2 hours the sun had set. An hour later it rose again. To me, that was amazing.

But more amazing was the trip home. We departed Paris about 20 minutes prior to sunset and arrived in San Francisco about 20 minutes after sunset. We followed the sunset around the globe, creating a prolonged 10 hour sunest. Dr. Brown, do get a window seat on the way home :)

And we, of course can see Regulus too, and a lot m...

2009-03-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

And we, of course can see Regulus too, and a lot more besides, here in NZ! And just try a direct flight ! Days and nights "go west"!

"Nights are precious things, and one should not lo...

2009-03-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

"Nights are precious things, and one should not lose them lightly." Nice.
I felt the same way about Paris the last time I went there.
You'd be better off sleeping as little as possible the night before such an international flight. Aids in-flight sleep and reduces jet-lag wonderfully.
And as for Regulus, well, I did the same thing, only mine was North Carolina and South Korea. Nice.

It's our cunning European ways, keeping straightfo...

2009-03-29T12:58:00.000-07:00

It's our cunning European ways, keeping straightforward Americans baffled.

It is wonderful talking to someone quarter of a world away, able to see the same stars (half a world is difficult, though).