Sunday, September 09, 2007

Where have all the stars gone?

In Tucson, there is a light ordinance which limits the amount of light that can be omitted into the environment. This ordinance keeps the observatory located near Tucson very happy, and a convenient bi-product for Tucsonans is the most brilliantly shining night sky. I never realized how beautiful the Tucson sky was until I moved into the city and tried to look at the stars...realizing that they are absent from the Phoenix sky. I very much miss looking up at night and being greeted by a blanket of brightly shining orbs of burning matter. God really knew what He was doing when He thought of stars. They seem to make everything more managable...more livable...more friendly.

I wonder if people in Phoenix even know what they're missing?

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