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- psevium, on 07/13/2008, -2/+26Always loved that picture
- danharlow, on 07/13/2008, -2/+21Funny how some of the harshest places on Earth are also some of the most beautiful.
- joe8pack, on 07/14/2008, -3/+17actually the rocks are stationary, it is the earth beneath them that moves thus creating the illusion. Apparently the rocks exist in a geo-stationary very low earth orbit that is slightly out of synch with the terrestrial rotation cycle. causing them to appear to slide over the surface when in reality the surface is sliding beneath them ever so slightly. No on has ever seen them move because they kill and eat anyone present during a slipped-synch cycle, hence the piles of cow bones scattered about the western desert as evidenced by many Bugs Bunny cartoons. Mostly lost steers out there and once the rock locks on them, they are ex-steers, if you know what I mean. Best not to camp nearby.
- motorbikematt, on 07/13/2008, -3/+15Dark skies are indeed in major danger.
- silfiriel, on 07/13/2008, -3/+12what the explanation doesn't say is that the rocks in the valley slide themselfs through the dried bottom lake without any external intervening, leaving the sliding track behind them. you can notice that on the right of the photo, the rock and several tracks .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones - twilitezone, on 07/13/2008, -3/+10this pic is a rerun, but still a good pic anyway. I love the great view of the Milky Way, its absolutely beautiful.
- DmtriPutin, on 07/13/2008, -3/+9Light pollution is the easier problem to fix. Fixing it saves electric, which REDUCES COSTS OF ELECTRIC FOR EVERYONE. It reduces pollution from not having to generate wasted electric. People who say you don't need a dark night sky, probably haven't noticed that many Americans now resort to using prescript or over the counter drugs for sleep now a days.
If we thought of electricity as water, maybe then we'd do something about it!! It makes absolutely no sense to just spread light across an untargeted nighttime sky!!
If you live in Pennsylvania and want to become part of our struggle against a very-anti-dark sky state, please head over to http://www.polcouncil.org. Cherry Springs, PA is under attack from a new STATE INITIATIVE to promote development in northern Pennsylvania (which is the last remaining bastion of dark skies in the Mid-Atlantic Region, outside of West Virginia)!!!! - fuzzybeard, on 07/14/2008, -0/+6Must you drag politics into everything?
- WhoDoneIt, on 07/14/2008, -1/+6But it does...
"In the foreground on the image right is an unusually placed rock that was pushed by high winds onto Racetrack Playa after a slick rain." - miken32, on 07/14/2008, -0/+5How about write a letter to your city council, urging them to use dark-sky-friendly streetlights? Or do the same for large industry in your area. Don't make everything about politics.
- DmtriPutin, on 07/14/2008, -0/+4Hey, I'm not saying don't use light at night, but Walmart, Home Depot, etc. don't need untargeted, side mounted flood lights every 15 feet that don't do a thing but aim out into the sky. If you want to light up an area, do so. Aim the light at the area you want to light up. Save energy and preserve the night time sky.
- dsmx, on 07/14/2008, -2/+6That's because no-one likes going there so there's no human activity to ruin it.
- mrsammercer, on 07/14/2008, -0/+3I'd like to look up and actually see that sometime.
- Stargeezer, on 07/13/2008, -6/+9Yes, this is a beautiful image, and yes dark skies are in major danger, but...
What are you as an individual or as a member of a group going to do about it?
Nothing will change until you (individually or as a member of a group) make change happen!
Don't expect others, either individually or as a group to make change happen. Change is your responsibility! You are the only agent of change! Make dark skies happen! Turn off your own lights first and then everyone else's! If you want this view of the sky over your location, only you can make it so!
Stargeezer.
http://www.darkskyinitiative.org - WhoDoneIt, on 07/14/2008, -0/+3I can't wait to go back to Death Valley. It was the highlight of my road trip last year and it was a magical place.
- IronicMoustache, on 07/14/2008, -0/+3If I remember correctly, it's an f/1.4 lens with a $500 green filter over it. 10 sec pics are taken, and the camera moves on a telescope mount. The camera is also cooled externally to prevent sensor noise.
I had a chance to go out with the lead NPS scientist for Night Skies in Bryce Canyon. Very cool stuff. - joe8pack, on 07/14/2008, -1/+3lay back and watch the stars.............
- Brak710101, on 07/14/2008, -0/+2Maybe we should install some sort of temporary barrier on windows you can shut so you can block out any light while you sleep.
- tehknotte, on 07/14/2008, -0/+2wherever i go i see light being wasted at night! well i don't know if you can "waste" light but it is certainly unnecessary.
- enzomedici, on 07/14/2008, -0/+2
I stopped in the desert outside Moab, Utah for a look at the sky which is amazing. You can see the milky way and millions of stars. Incredible. - rigorious, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1maybe because their employees are old.
- tehknotte, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1the article said the wind did it
- Cryptopsy, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1"individually or as a member of a group"
- luminaria, on 07/15/2008, -0/+1thank you for the actual laughing out loud
- jdbeast00, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2I'd like to know how long the exposures were to get a picture like this. I was in Death Valley not too long ago and I was very disappointed to not even be able to see the band of the Milky Way. Granted I was not in Racetrack Playa but instead just a few miles from the tiny towns of Death Valley, but still...
- Anomaly100, on 07/13/2008, -2/+3It's a great image, but, I'd love to see a picture of this without the composition added. It's still great though.
- zhimbo, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1Perhaps you were there at a time when the Milky Way was close to the horizon; Also, the summer Milky Way is far brighter than the Winter. the Milky Way is visible from places far brighter than outside of Death Valley.
- miken32, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2Good lord that's an ugly website! Great cause though.
- tehknotte, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1when I saw this I thought , I didn't know such beautiful things could exist to be seen in the US, or even California. But then I realized why not, it is a place like anywhere else on the world. It's just that everything I have heard about California in general from watching things like Entourage never brought to mind things like this.
- spoogieking012, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2why do government websites usually look horrible?
- fuzzybeard, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1I just had a crazy-ass idea! What if economic development initiatives were offered to North Korea in exchange for placement of observatories there? I've seen pictures of the Korean Peninsula at night; the light damn near stops at the 38th parallel! If not observatories, maybe a World Heritage Site to preserve Dark Sky?
Don't forget, I DID say it was crazy. - crimsoncs, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1I was there about 3 months ago. It was amazing.
- GlassEyedGuppy, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1Best wallpaper I've yet to run across, bar none. Death Valley is an amazing place, early March isn't a bad time to visit.
- HappyScrappy, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2If you lose that in Death Valley, there's still plenty of places left. You can see the Milky Way very well in most of my home state of Michigan. By the time you get north of the 45th parallel, there's very little light around at all.
Also you can see it in Lake Tahoe too, but that's partially because of the altitude I suppose. - zephyrnug, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1ok, jees. it 'appears' as if the rocks move by themselves...
- inactive, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2EMP will sove that problem
- MrBungle, on 07/14/2008, -1/+1Stunning photo, reminds me of a night spent long ago camping out on the Playa.
- void, on 07/14/2008, -1/+1because they usually are ... horrible
- elnerdo, on 07/14/2008, -1/+1Most lighting is not wasted. People use lights in the night so that they can see.
Funny how that works, huh? - flashman2006, on 07/14/2008, -0/+0During the Summer time the Earth is somewhat in between the sun and the center of the galaxy so during the night we can only see towards during center of out Milky Way. During the Winter, at night we see away from the center towards the outer spiral which is much brighter.
- SadMartigan, on 11/25/2008, -1/+1The novelty eventually wears off of any place that humans can easily inhabit. So, the other places are still 'new' and interesting.
- lavenderstreak, on 07/14/2008, -3/+3What an amazing picture. What's even more amazing is that the night sky has become that polluted in the past 20 or so years. I've just recently joined IDA. I remember living in Tucson 26 years ago and I could see the night sky in the desert. Sadly, I think that's no longer true for people living there today. We are adding that much light to the nighttime sky. We have choices when we buy outdoor lighting. Check out outdoorlightingchoices.com if you want to learn how I'm trying to help.
- FarOutGrace, on 07/13/2008, -3/+3It's looks apocalyptic.
- audreyfischer, on 07/17/2008, -0/+0July 25, 12:30 - 1:30 there will be a historic first-time senate briefing on light pollution in D.C. Please write and call your senator to attend Dirksen 430. RSVP kim@darksky.org They'll get a free lunch and we might get a night sky free of light pollution! Don't forget that follow-up call or email... you'd be amazed... (they really don't think anyone cares about starlight)
- craignewman, on 12/05/2008, -0/+0That's what lost hikers get to see right before they die of exposure. Magical.
- gcnaddict, on 07/14/2008, -1/+1Wow. The starry backdrop visibly places the clouds where most people several thousand years ago never thought they were: on Earth.
- urgeigh, on 07/14/2008, -1/+1Miken - I live about 1.5 miles from one of the busiest airports in the country - stars are not really an option here.
Fuzz - Are you implying that you know everything I say? : / - astrobabe, on 07/14/2008, -0/+0www.britelitesout.com you can make a change! learn about it.
- joe8pack, on 07/14/2008, -2/+1After the depression and economic crash caused by bad credit practices, lax regulatory practices and expensive crude oil, most of the sky will look this way again.
- urgeigh, on 07/14/2008, -4/+3Well considering I don't own any of this property nor do I have the means by which to buy any of it.. I don't see what I can do about other people's property nor do I feel it's my responsibility to do such. I guess we should get some Democrats on the case, they are really good at that.
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