We live out where there are no street lights, no city "glow", and lots of critters. When I take Susan out after dark (or before daylight) I ALWAYS have her on a leash, carry a flash light, turn on the motion sensitive lights on the side of the house, turn on the porch light and the lights in the living room because it has a high cathedral ceiling with large hanging lights and three undraped windows way up high that light pours out of into the dark in the front. And I only take her where the walking is easy and there are no bushes for critters to hide behind. In short, I don't like to take her out in the dark. It's a little scary. But the stars are magnificent. I've never seen such stars before. Venus and Mars are clearly visible. Mars is always pink and Venus is often blue-greenish. I'd forgotten what the Milky Way looks like, but now I see it almost every night. So there are compensations. I just hope I never fall and lose my glasses in the dark! |