I've always had interest in astronomy, and your posts just pushed me a little
further.
But, to the topic of lighting, what about what Oak wrote, about the lighting
ruining the
view in "Watermark"?
Isn't that a valid point?
And people in OG have been complaining to the city about our light spilling
into their
homes.
Aren't those valid point?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thank you Jack, and thanks for not seeing it as "patronizing" like
> that other fellow, instead for seeing it as the true compliment to
> you from me that it was.
>
> It's much easier for me to say "good point" to your post ( or anyone
> else's) about a stretched point I may have made, when the post I'm
> conceding to isn't also filled with a bunch of negative conclusions
> about me personally.
>
> I think that is true of anyone.
>
> Hopefully you've started a new trend - no conclusions about other
> posters - just their arguements.
>
> I hope I didn't talk you into a telescope to look at meteor
> showers! Meteors are random in the sky and last for a split second,
> so you really can't use the scope for that. Best just scanning with
> your naked eye.
>
> I don't think City light planning should include we amatuer
> astronomers. If we had our way there'd be no electricity. It's the
> nature of hobby to travel to seek out the dark skies (and part of
> the fun).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks.
> > I hope this doesn't ruin my attempt to do the right thing, but I
> have one more thing to add.
> > Remember about a year ago, when I posted about buying a telescope?
> > Well, part of the reason why I chose to do so was because of you
> Tommy, because I liked
> > your posts about meteor showers.
> > So, I bought a telescope, and I love it.
> > At the time, I could take that telescope into the alley between my
> home and then next, and
> > it became a sort of open air observatory.
> > Many months later, that observatory isn't very ideal.
> > Why?
> > Because all the new lighting has created light pollution, and the
> night sky above my apt. is
> > now filled with the ambient light bouncing off of the natural mist
> that accompanies living
> > by the ocean, so in order to enjoy my telescope, I now need to
> pack it up, and go
> > elsewhere, which kind've diminishes the joy I got from it.
> > This whole argument isn't really about too much lighting, it's
> about appropriate lighting.
> > Couldn't the city, and MM done a better, more coordinated job by
> installing lighting that
> > does the job without flooding the entire area with light spillage?
> > Couldn't the city and MM done a better job at creating a unified
> lighting plan, one which
> > does the job, but still lets the night be the night?
> > Unfortunately, AP has been in a state of desperation for years, so
> most of the solutions
> > here is to just throw assets and redevelopment activities out
> there in a hurry, rather then
> > take the time to do it right, the first time.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > There is no fault in being correct.
> > > > But to make a leap about a nighttime football game and compare
> it
> > > >to a community is
> > > > really a stretch.
> > >
> > >
> > > This is a good post, Jack.
> > >
> > > You attack my arguement. You say a street and a stadium are not
> > > comparable and therefore don't lead to an approprate conclusion
> by
> > > comparing them.
> > >
> > > Notice how not one word of what you wrote is dependant upon any
> > > conclusions about me.
> > >
> > > That's how all posts should be.
> > >
> > > Nice job.
> > >
> >
>
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