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Paul Bogard

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[Wikipedia] Paul Bogard is an American author and dark sky advocate. A native Minnesotan, Bogard grew up exploring the forest and watching the stars near a lake in the northern part of the state. He has lived and taught in New Mexico, Nevada, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Virginia. He is currently an associate

Quotes by Paul Bogard

“I had travelled from Spain into Morocco and from there south to the Atlas Mountains, at the edge of the Sahara Desert…one…

Astronomy

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“My feeling is that an observer needs to see four hundred and fifty stars to get that feeling of infinitude, and be…

Astronomy

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“Most days I live awed by the world we have still, rather than mourning the worlds we have lost. The bandit mask…

Another chance

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“I linger near Galileo’s telescopes, then round the corner and stand transfixed: I did not expect this- a dark, cool room full…

Beauty

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“Everything belongs to me in the night,” wrote Bretonne.”

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“With my naked eye, on nights the moon climbs slowly, sometimes so dusted with rust and rose, brown, and gold tones that…

Astronomy

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“At least when it comes to light pollution what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.”

Light

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“When I lie back and close my eyes, this farthest lip of beach right next to the end of the ocean feels…

Infinity

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“In these countless stars, in their clusters and colors and constellations, in the “shooting” showers of blazing dust and ice, we have…

Astronomy

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“These are maybe the most exciting stars, those just above where sky meets land and ocean, because we so seldom see them,…

Astronomy

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