Also, if you note the "after" photo, there is a streak of light going from left bottom to top right.... I think that is a meteor from the tail end of the Perseids this year! This blackout was a bane to many, but a boon to astronomers in the cities!
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/nightlights/blackout081503-7hrsafter-text.jpg ben wilson ben[at]thelocust[dot]org - http://thelocust.org http://phliteklub.org RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.