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Regardless of using Speculum, can you imagine how clear and dark the sky was back in 1826.
The whole Milky Way was clearly seen in the suburbs of Sydney when I was a kid back in the late 50's ealy 60's. Streetlights consisted of a light bulb under a what looked like a white porcelain dinner plate upside down. They were dim! and the sky was dark!
1826 would have had ZERO pollution (industrial smoke or light) but probably more dust. The sky would have been extremely dark and the air extremely transparent on a clear night. With very basic gear they would have seen a whole lot more than we can see now with the same equipment.
Last edited by ballaratdragons; 15-09-2007 at 12:21 AM.
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