Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Trending News

Promoted
TicToc....
Lv 7
TicToc.... asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 3 years ago

Astronomy:Why has the oldest Star Party in the world, put two spot lights in prime areas of observing, ruining the dark site experience?

I'm talking about Stellaphane up in Vermont at Breezy Hill.

Update:

I didn't go this year but observed this through its webcams. I don't remember anyone in previous conventions that were afraid of the dark.

Its more like some idiot threaten to sue them. I just wanted a first-hand account of the event and not some webmasters explanation.

4 Answers

Relevance
  • Raymond
    Lv 7
    3 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Stellafane is, first and foremost, a hotel. It is an old (and famous) astronomical site, but the yearly gathering is now mostly of telescope makers. Outside the annual telescope-making contest, it is not really an astronomy site. It is more a museum than an observatory.

  • Tom S
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    I find it hard to believe that they would do that, if so they would switch them off during observing times?

  • quantumclaustrophobe
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    People were afraid of the dark.

  • Nyx
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Don't know. Did you ask them?

    https://stellafane.org/about/announce.html

    EDIT: could be that they has been some vandalism, or theft problems too.

    but still, ask them directly.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.