h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: How to Star Gaze - A87787688
Author: Florida Sailor - U235886

This is an entry that I have decided to rescue from the Flea Market after 11 years in the cue.

Original Entry: How to Star Gaze - A599420

Original Author: JadedGoddess - U181233


FS

PS this should also count as my short entry challenge

FS

And towards your Scavenger badge.

I'd say it's the right length for the topic - you can't go too in depth or it becomes about astronomy and, as the Entry clearly states, this isn't a requirement!

The only thing I'd say is that I'd want this Entry to be a springboard into other things. I've enjoyed a night on my picnic blanket, now what? Is there another Entry I can read on stars, binoculars, planets, constellations, whatever? A final paragraph on what to do next would (in my opinion only, of course!) be a great way to round off this Entry.

What do other people think?

Astronomy is certainly one place you could go next from star gazing. But you could also go to meditation, cosmology, religion, Greek mythology, or even thermal underwear design.

Another excellent rescue!
One minor typo is 'The best solutions is', simply solved by deleting the s.
The only thing I'd consider adding is that there are dedicated Dark Sky Zones. These are areas which are deliberately kept dark to aid star gazing (and by extension astronomy), often located in National Parks. According to that Wikipedia thing, they exist in Europe, North America, Africa and New Zealand so it appears they're worldwide.

I love the fact that this mentions the sky might possibly be overcast or foggy, rather than completely tipping it down all night every night with drought for the next year or so, ever since the MET office announced that the country is officially in a drought...

Possible links include:

A399909 The Moon
A810118 Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors - Clearing Up Confusion

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"that Wikipedia thing"

What's that? Some newfangled invention? It'll never last

Thank you all for your comments, have added a bit on the Dark Sky movement and links for sun and asteroids (dropped my own footnote on shooting stars as no longer necessary, and probably incorrect.)

Also added a link to my own 'Night' FM Entry as it is almost through sub-edit and sure to be in the Guide before this one.

Added a new closing paragraph. I rather liked the pathos of the original and have left it in as well. I have been bold enough to include DNA's own star gazing legend, perhaps he will forgive my use of it as it is his Birthday and all.

I do have an 'Astronomy' link in the single sentence paragraph. I left it that way to make it stand out.

I have avoided headers here as the inclusion of one seems to demand others, and I don't think this is diverse enough to require them.



F S

Just stumbled across an excellent entry on 'Light Pollution' and stuck it into the appropriate line. If any of you know of another suitable link, please let me know.



FS

Hi FS, this is lovely, thanks for rescuing it

You have stargazing and star gazing, I do think it should be "stargazing" and the title should therefore be "How to Stargaze".

As for links, hopefully the sub-ed will add any you've missed



GB

Thanks GB

This means a lot coming from you!

I have revised 'Stargaze' as one word through-out, including the title.

I have tried to keep the references minimal to avoid making this an 'astronomy' entry.

On a side note I have always considered 'Orion' my favourite constellation, I don't know why. It is about to slip over the horizon again

F S

Probably because it is the most familiar to you.

It would be very difficult for me to choose a favourite constellation. I would like to see the southern stars before I'm done with life on I'm told Crux A33827484 is very grand

I'm going comet-hunting tonight.

remember your rifle and your long-johns

I'm gowna kill the comet, I'm gowna kill the comet!!!
Elmer Fudd

( or was that 'Wabbit'? )

F S

how the astronomy gods must laugh at me. It's raining

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Well done FS, great rescue

Well done, FS



lil x

excellent entry good work FS

Well done FS, thanks for this FM rescue!

GB