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Monday Geology Picture: Namibian Night Sky

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Date: 2015-12-21 12:42:42
Blog: Georneys
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/georneys/2015/12/21/monday-geology-picture-namibian-night-sky/

Summary:

My husband and I spent some time doing field work in the Sperrgebiet region of Namibia earlier this year. We camped out in the desert for a few days. We spent our days looking at some fantastic geology, and we spent our nights looking at some fantastic views of the night sky. We were quite far from any towns, so we had very little light pollution and could see many …

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Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Namibian [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Tonian [0.1]
Neoproterozoic [0.1]
Proterozoic [0.1]
Precambrian [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
NamibiaNA-22.965718.4862

Keywords:

astronomy, fantastic geology, fantastic views, field work, husband, little light pollution, Monday Geology Picture, Namibian Night Sky, nights, Sperrgebiet region, time, towns

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