Those who haven’t been to sea have never really seen the sky
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) patrols waters off the coast of Australia under a star-lit night during Talisman Saber 17.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Clay
Part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, the “phibron” is being up-gunned by USS Sterett (DDG 104) and the old Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) in charge of the air defense of the ESG while MH60Rs cross-decked from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group were embarked on Big Rich.
https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI have said that for years. It is spectacularly beyond words what the night sky is on an ocean passage. I have seen gas nebula with the naked eye. The air so pure that stars do not loose their brightness down to the horizon. Dim the lights at the nav station, all other lights turned off.
I once turned off course to avoid what turned out to be a star. Setting on the horizon yet no less it’s magnitude, I was sure it was some kind of small craft which was lit by non-standard lighting.