RIZLA+ Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 When was the last time you spent 10 minutes or more looking at the night sky ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The last time I was somewhere that had stars you could actually see :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuddee Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 That's a really philosophical question. You must be a psych student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meerkat Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 At our place in the 'burbs of Bangkok, rarely. At our place near Khao Yai, often... Big skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIZLA+ Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Why i ask is because there is a lot of activity going on up there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlRedEyes Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Why i ask is because there is a lot of activity going on up there . Even more than usual if you've had some good sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Why i ask is because there is a lot of activity going on up there . Like what? Actually I do go out and look occasionally when the pollution isn't too bad. I stumbled across a really beautiful free program called Stellarium (Linux) which shows you the position of all the stars and planets as they should appear at any given time, names and constellations etc (you just have to give it the lat/long for Bangkok). I'm quite fascinated with it but unfortunately, hard to see what's going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I noticed it was nearly full moon tonight so had a look upwards for all of 5 seconds. Very clear sky. Pity all the pollution blurs out a lot of stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFLMike Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) This question reminds me of the year 1976, when I was on Holiday in Jersey, Channel islands. A very well known TV Comedy and COM SITU man , he died quite some years ago, was staying at my hotel on holiday. One night, he went out for a walk . On his return, his wife said to him ...' Where have you been all night? He replied, 'I decided to go out and have a ponder where the Sun went at night, and suddenly, it DAWNED on me!' ....very true story. Though better and hilarious in true life . The dining room was full of guests at breakfast, they could not eat for laughing . Edited June 16, 2008 by TEFLMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 When was the last time you spent 10 minutes or more looking at the night sky ? When was the last time you spent more than 10 minutes looking for an avatar, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIZLA+ Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 When was the last time you spent 10 minutes or more looking at the night sky ? When was the last time you spent more than 10 minutes looking for an avatar, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi/Thai Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Rizla, I've said it before and I'll say it again, You have the nicest teeth around. Cobra is just mean which is why he has a forked tounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIZLA+ Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks Kiwi/thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 RIZLA+,you still havent told us what this activity is. PST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLah Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Dear OP, Could you enlighten us as to why we should spend at least 10 minutes a day looking at the sky at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Especially, those of us in Bangkok, who have nothing to see ?? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 The last time I looked at the sky at length was upon waking after being run down by a drunk driver. I gave up cycling after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distortedlink Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Last week I drank a whole bottle of mekong whiskey. Fell flat on my back in the garden. Was unable to stand up and ended up watching the night sky for 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeetle Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Last night looking at the full moon and playing my guitar in Oceanside California. In Feb. I was in Krabi and marvelling at the full moon over the river while walking down that awesome boardwalk there. That place kicks booty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFLMike Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) The UK, and indeed, Europe, were given orders to have more 'Down-Direct' Lighting on all roads. The previous lighting on all roads and Motorways were,killing the night sky off. That was a few years ago, and now , many motorways now have 'Down-Direct' Lights . The lighting is quite fascinating , it is quite powerful, without shining upwards, and it s like driving in dayight, weird, but true. Many countries are now adopting this sytem of lighting. Just thought I would share this, as I wonder if Thailand has adopted this system. I note that on Motorways, the giant advertising boards, can be quite frustrating. Do they really need them so large? Is there a reason for it? Explanations would be welcome please Edited June 20, 2008 by TEFLMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 'If we could only see the stars once a year, it would become a huge event, with crowds flocking to open areas to gaze at the night's sky. But because we can do it every night, we never do.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakJungTorlae Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I look every night and think to my self when will my people come back and take me off this Planet . I don’t belong here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roygsd Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 When was the last time you spent 10 minutes or more looking at the night sky ? Having seen what it has done to patrick more I decided it wasnt worth the risk. By the way are you the red, green, blue or silver Rizla? Incidentally, whoever told you " smile and the world smiles with you" was pulling your chain, roy gsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaihome Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Did anyone else notice how clear the sky was last night? TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkPopularity Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I note that on Motorways, the giant advertising boards, can be quite frustrating. Do they really need them so large? Is there a reason for it? Explanations would be welcome please maybe because it works ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel2003 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 When was the last time you spent 10 minutes or more looking at the night sky ? Last year, when I made an observation. Somewhere in the Indian ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaza Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I look every night and think to my self when will my people come back and take me off this Planet . I don't belong here!! Stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I don't look at the stars any more because the last time I looked I heard a voice that said the Queen of Venus had selected me to take a trip there and replenish the depleted gene pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiledegg Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 The last time I looked at the sky at length was upon waking after being run down by a drunk driver.I gave up cycling after that. Sorry to hear of your misfortune, but even non cyclists get hit by drunk drivers, strange such a thought never occured to you while looking at the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 The last time I looked at the sky at length was upon waking after being run down by a drunk driver.I gave up cycling after that. Sorry to hear of your misfortune, but even non cyclists get hit by drunk drivers, strange such a thought never occured to you while looking at the stars. It wasn't so bad, I can walk again now and I'm waiting for the shuttle to Venus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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