Re: RC: FW: Tuesday, Tonight at 7:30 Pacific Time

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

But from space there is a vast area that is very dark.

Truman

Lynn Kinsky wrote:

> >
> >   Try to  do this at 7:30 PST and pass this on! It came from a high
> >level person  here at the Navy Post Graduate  School.
> >
> >
> >
> >   The U.S. has asked that everyone step out on their lawns tonight at
> >10:30    and light a candle. They will be taking a satellite picture of
> >the  U.S. and  posting it on the news tomorrow morning. Please pass this
> >on to as  many people as possible.
>
> I think it's an emotionally satisfying gesture, but bear in mind that the
> US is already very bright at night:
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001127.html   and
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg
>
> Lynn Kinsky (Santa Ynez, CA)
> http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky
>
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