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17 years 10 months ago #35765
by lunartic_old
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There are 3 streetlights that look in on my back garden, one to the north, one to east and one to the south. The light to the north blew last night . A similar incident happened last year, during the summer, when the light to the south blew. The council took their time in fixing it, thankfully, as this afforded me excellent views of the southern summer Milky Way. After some weeks, and probably plenty of complaints from the neighbours, they fixed it . However, it blew soon after, and no, it wasn't me who broke it . In the end they got it right :twisted: , but during those brief couple of weeks I was treated to wonderful sights. Now with the northern light gone I wonder what the chances are of the southern one blowing in time for the southern winter Milky Way to appear
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17 years 10 months ago #35767
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Replied by ftodonoghue on topic Re: Blown streetlight
There has been some construction out the back of my place recently and a very high hedge and boundary wall was removed, my whole back garden is now flooded with light from a light that looks like an old fasioned lantern which is about 50 ft away from my back....It is now almost impossible to do any observing from my place. I wonder if this light will blow soon enough also???...
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17 years 10 months ago #35770
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Arrange for it to be so...
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re: Blown streetlight
I wonder if this light will blow soon enough also???...
Arrange for it to be so...
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17 years 9 months ago #35781
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If the public gets even a hint that astronomers are zapping streetlights,not only will it confirm them in their well founded belief that we are all mad nocturnal loonies,it wont do Astronomy any good AT ALL !
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17 years 9 months ago #35782
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Blown streetlight
Good point, if you turn off anything dont put it up here.
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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17 years 9 months ago #35783
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Replied by ftodonoghue on topic Re: Blown streetlight
Who said anything about zapping or turning off lights...I merely speculated on the odds of this light blowing like the lights annoying lunartic.
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