A 27th December article by Vanessa Barbara in the New York Times
extols the virtues of observing from the southern hemisphere, something
which many of us who live in this half of the globe already appreciate.
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Vanessa Barbara, New York Times
There’s a quote attributed to Mr. Bok, who left Harvard in the ’50s for Australia but often lectured to members of the Royal Astronomical Society in London, that sums it up nicely: “Gentlemen, you live under the wrong half of the sky!”
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Article here -
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/28/op...?emc=eta1&_r=0
Special thanks to DougM in Virginia for providing me with the heads-up
on this article.