From goff747@aol.com Thu Dec 16 15:40:01 2004
Subject:Re: Iraq N Roll 6.0


In a message dated 12/17/04 4:19:29 AM, tonysounds@yahoo.com writes:

<< the starshine in the sky is without a doubt the most spectacular I have
seen ANYWHERE in the world. I saw 5 or 6 shooting stars that night, and for a
while it made us forget about the cold.
>>

perhaps this is why astronomy was cultivated there way back when...the
Babylonians were at it 17th century bc! predicted eclipses and accurate long term
recordings of objects in the sky. still used to date.