28 Days Until Trek - Stargazing


Modern life comes with its costs. Where we live, there is a lot of light pollution at night. We need to travel quite some distance from the Wasatch Front and other population centers to be able to see the night sky the way generations before us did. Sleeping out "under the stars," I hope that you'll look up at all of the stars and planets overhead. Mankind has often looked up to the heavens to understand their place on earth. Latter-day Saint pioneers were no different. Like the pioneers of old, look to heaven and feel the majesty of God's Creation.

“Orson Pratt brought his telescope on the trail in the summer of 1847. On April 24, he and fellow travelers marveled at the magnified moons of Jupiter. The vast expanse of the plains and clear skies free of modern haze and artificial light presented stunning night skies. Robert Stoney recorded seeing ‘the aurora borealis, or northern lights … very clear.’”

Selection from Stanley B. and Violet T. Kimball's 2011 book, Villages on Wheels: A Social History of the Gathering to Zion.

OK, I actually liked this one. I'm sure it could be improved, but I like it.

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