MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 4:05-4:07 a.m. - Completed Neihu MRT tracks at Dahu Lake. The lights at the upper left in the bottom pic are on the hill for hikers, but imagine, just imagine, that those lights are out in space; that our planet wasn't in such a quiet, rural backwater of the galaxy where stars are so far away and faint that urban lighting can completely wash out all but the brightest stars. Imagine what a night sky might look like in a busier part of the galaxy illuminated by stars and nebulae that were much closer. But there's a give and take as scientists surmise that in more dynamic areas of the galaxy, it might be harder for life to take hold as the interstellar hazards would be greater. |