The Brightest Night
08 Nov 2016Robert Phillips
I saw a stunning sight today.We are used to the dark side of our planet at night when the sun disappears behind the horizon. But when you are nearly 3000 LY from the bottom of the centre of the galaxy, the opposite is true.
When the sun goes behind the horizon on SLUEMOA AM-C D10 A 3 A, the 'dark' side of the moon is lit by 400 billion stars. It is so bright, nearly the entire sky is white. There are no shadows because light is coming from all directions:
It is contrasted by the inky pitch black of space beyond the galaxy:
This is the bottom-most landable planet in the galaxy, nearly 3000 LY straight down from Sagittarius A*.
A remote location hiding a literally blinding view.