Ancient wonder of planets.

[cotterless45]

Got up early this morning, looked East and saw the question mark of Leo and a bright object at it's front foot (Mars). All of a sudden I knew how how ancient man must have known the stars and could spot any change or appearances in them .

I've been very lucky to have seen some pristine dark sites in remote places. To see the sky when you can't see your hand in front of your face is a wonderful and ancient feeling.

Go out without the scope and have a look.The night sky must have been a very dramatic and important aspect of ancient life.

[onesmallstep]

Hi

I agree with you 100%. The view from sites such as Kelling Heath are breathtaking. The Campaign for Dark Skies do a fantastic job and every local authority in the UK should have a CfDS inspector on the payroll.

[hes not well again]

I think that early man was an astronomer before he was anything else. For them when the sun went down the stars would have been breathtaking, easily the most noticable part of their environment. If they didnt spend time stargazing they wouldnt have been human. A bone with marks scratched on it that seem to be a representation of the phases of the moon has been found that has been dated at over twenty thousand years old.

[cotterless45]

It's such a shame, that with light pollution, folk can't easily appreciate what's there. I think tv has replaced the stars, with minor stars!

[Syntarsus]

I've been very lucky to have seen some pristine dark sites in remote places. To see the sky when you can't see your hand in front of your face is a wonderful and ancient feeling.

Where did you go to find such dark skies?