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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Where I live - was [OM] How to photograph starry night skys?
From: John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:19:27 -0800
Jon Wichman wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> > Welcome, Jon.  And where do you live that actually has a dark sky?
> 
> Well Winsor,
> 
> I live on 13 acres smack dab in the middle of nowhere!
> Technically, my mailing address is Emden, MO
> Actually, that is a town of about 100 people that is about two miles away.
> 
> The next closest town is one of about 400 roughly 6 miles away.
> 
> Emden is in the northeast corner of Missouri about 40 miles due West
> of Quincy, IL and 40 miles NW of Hannibal, MO (those two should
> show in a road atlas).
> 
> I live at the end of a gravel road that has 4 permanent residents (including
> me) and,
> two occasional hunters.  The nearest neighbor is at least about 2/3-3/4 mile
> away.
> He has one mercury vapor security light working.
> In general, it is scattered properties with mine being about the smallest
> and,
> most people having 1-3 security lights.  Kinda like stars in the night.
> 
> I have two sodium vapor lights near the front of the property so,
> I'll have to drive towards the back to do this.
> The property is 1 acre wide by 13 acres long

how can a property be 4840 square yards wide and 62920 square yards
long? 

Jh

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