My Obsession With The Sky.
For 14 years, I rarely saw the night sky.
Not properly, anyway.
Living in the Northeast mean many pretty cityscapes in the evening... High rises against a lit-up Hancock Tower in Boston. Glittering lights from the townhomes along Union Park, the prettiest street in Boston... Views into my neighbors windows in from my floor-to-ceiling windows in Manhattan... Looking into the apartment of a retiree living in the retirement home behind my house in Toronto...
Always an adventure. Always something to see. But what I very rarely saw? Stars and planets.
Too much city light pollution impacted my ability to peer in on the intelligent conversation of the Universe. I was "ADD" with the city's earthly curiosities. There was no need to give the sky a thought.
But moving to San Diego intentionally changed that. I could finally see the stars, and I began to get curious about what exactly I was looking at. So I downloaded a star mapping app - Sky Guide - to see what was above me.
Now I am obsessed with it, especially when I go for early morning powerwalks. I find myself seeing planets alongside the Moon, and wanting confirmation as to what it is above me.
Earlier this week I captured the Moon and Venus...
A few weeks ago it was Venus and Mars...
And then there was the full Moon and Uranus (HAHAHAHA! But seriously...)
Not properly, anyway.
Living in the Northeast mean many pretty cityscapes in the evening... High rises against a lit-up Hancock Tower in Boston. Glittering lights from the townhomes along Union Park, the prettiest street in Boston... Views into my neighbors windows in from my floor-to-ceiling windows in Manhattan... Looking into the apartment of a retiree living in the retirement home behind my house in Toronto...
Always an adventure. Always something to see. But what I very rarely saw? Stars and planets.
Too much city light pollution impacted my ability to peer in on the intelligent conversation of the Universe. I was "ADD" with the city's earthly curiosities. There was no need to give the sky a thought.
But moving to San Diego intentionally changed that. I could finally see the stars, and I began to get curious about what exactly I was looking at. So I downloaded a star mapping app - Sky Guide - to see what was above me.
Now I am obsessed with it, especially when I go for early morning powerwalks. I find myself seeing planets alongside the Moon, and wanting confirmation as to what it is above me.
Earlier this week I captured the Moon and Venus...
A few weeks ago it was Venus and Mars...
And then there was the full Moon and Uranus (HAHAHAHA! But seriously...)
I have this yearning to now head outside of San Diego's North County... More into the desert... And get away from everything for a night just to see what opens up in the sky above me.
Perhaps a small adventure for myself soon?
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