Behold! It has happened again

So I walk outside, yeah? Look up for the stars. Can't see them cos the sun is out.

I'm like, wtf, the conditions are otherwise perfect; in Snowdonia, clear sky, no air pollution, moon is haway. Must be the light pollution coming from the sun.

The sun is a star.

Light pollution comes from stars too. Fact.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by manker

Light pollution comes from stars too

---

Don't you pull a busy-edit on me, you cad! :lol:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Barbie

Anyway, the seven sisters are a cliff formation on the south coast between Brighton and Eastbourne. You must have been looking at teh Pleiades

---

I was just making stuff up :idunno:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by manker

Light pollution comes from stars too

---

Don't you pull a busy-edit on me, you cad! :lol:

---

:smilie4:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by manker

So I walk outside, yeah? Look up for the stars. Can't see them cos the sun is out.

---

Not on a clear night, like wot I said :snooty:

yeah?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by manker

So I walk outside, yeah? Look up for the stars. Can't see them cos the sun is out.

---

Not on a clear night, like wot I said :snooty:

yeah?

---

Just making the very valid point that stars can be thought of as light pollution - therefore if there was no light pollution, you'd be able to see no stars.

For example, if there was a planet near to a distant star, you'd prolly no see it even with a powerful telescope cos of the light pollution caused by the star.

OK, but even thought you're right, you're still wrong. :smilie4:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

You see, mank. 'Pollution' itself infers that it shouldn't be there, that the pollutant is interfering with something in its pure state - how can starlight be thought of as a pollutant when the whole point of looking for stars is to see their light.

It can't and that's why you're wrong.

Maybe if you were looking for a planet amongst the stars, I could see your point - but as it is, you're just talking pish

---

Fixed.

:lol:

I did originally write something very similar to that, but less eloquent.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

:lol:

I did originally write something very similar to that, but less eloquent.

---

Yeah, initially I did compose a flawless argument but then decided to open a pwnage window to give mere mortals a chance to pwn me.

:rolleyes: