Mastodawn

Prof. Sam Lawler Jan 11, 2023

Just over 3 years ago, I moved to a farm where I can see the Milky Way from my back door. Despite being an astronomer, I've never had that kind of personal access to a dark sky before, and it totally changed my relationship with the sky.

I have always loved looking at the stars, but now I also feel a shared ownership of this natural resource with all of humanity, past, present, and future. This is my sky! Our sky! Our human history!

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Tucker Teague

@sundogplanets When I was a boy I went with my father and grandfather on trip into the high Oregon Cascades. We rode horses miles in and then camped in a field. We slept on a tarp on the ground with no tent above us. I remember waking sometime in the middle of the night and was overcome by the stars. So many, so bright. I will never forget that moment. That was probably 45 yrs ago.