- Joined
- Feb 23, 2004
- RO Number
- 12830
- Messages
- 674
The air over California has dried out, the moon was down. The sky was ink black with the milky way showing brightly. Some stars and planets seemed to hang low, like ornaments hung by strings. It looked as you could reach out and touch these low bright stars. Comets streaked brightly across the sky .
I read an article in the Latitude 38 magazine of two different Captains. Each thought they saw emergency flares decending slowly into the sea. In both cases, after extensive searches, it was decided that the skippers had seen comets.
Another skipper was certain that they were on a collision course with a large ship. Panicked, they altered course, the large bright lights bore down on their boat. Later, they determined that Venus was showing brightly as it rose above the horizon .
The mist is common along the ocean. In most cases, our view of the sky is muddied. The dry, off shore wind brought on the super clear conditions. These conditions have seemingly dropped the stars low onto the water.
I'm reminded of a night that my wife and I were anchored out in the delta. For some reason, about 0300, we both woke with a start. Alarmed that something may be amiss, I padded through cabin to the back deck. Turning, I peared into the darkness. I'll never forget the sight. The stars shown brightly right down to the water. Stars reflected on the water gently rippled under the boat. I felt like I was floating in a sea of stars, traversing the heavens on my trusty boat.
I read an article in the Latitude 38 magazine of two different Captains. Each thought they saw emergency flares decending slowly into the sea. In both cases, after extensive searches, it was decided that the skippers had seen comets.
Another skipper was certain that they were on a collision course with a large ship. Panicked, they altered course, the large bright lights bore down on their boat. Later, they determined that Venus was showing brightly as it rose above the horizon .
The mist is common along the ocean. In most cases, our view of the sky is muddied. The dry, off shore wind brought on the super clear conditions. These conditions have seemingly dropped the stars low onto the water.
I'm reminded of a night that my wife and I were anchored out in the delta. For some reason, about 0300, we both woke with a start. Alarmed that something may be amiss, I padded through cabin to the back deck. Turning, I peared into the darkness. I'll never forget the sight. The stars shown brightly right down to the water. Stars reflected on the water gently rippled under the boat. I felt like I was floating in a sea of stars, traversing the heavens on my trusty boat.