Well at least its science related, at first I thought you were talking
about the Vampire book and movie. 
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"Go for a Metric America"
Howard Ressel
Project Design Engineer, Region 4
(585) 272-3372


>>> On 6/27/2010 at 1:12 AM, in message
<1957828963.8256761277615576471.javamail.r...@sz0024a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast

net>, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't often do this, but this group is so good about precise
definitions, I 
> couldn't resist when I ran across this just now (and had no idea
these 
> existed or where they are defined): 
> 
> 
> Civil Twilight Civil twilight is defined when the sun is 6 degrees
below the 
> horizon. This is the limit at which twilight illumination is
sufficient, 
> under good weather conditions, for terrestrial objects to be clearly

> distinguished; at the beginning of morning civil twilight, or end of
evening 
> civil twilight, the horizon is clearly defined and the brightest
stars are 
> visible under good atmospheric conditions in the absence of moonlight
or 
> other illumination. In the morning before the beginning of civil
twilight and 
> in the evening after the end of civil twilight, artificial
illumination is 
> normally required to carry on ordinary outdoor activities. 
> 
> Nautical Twilight Nautical twilight is defined when the sun is 12
degrees 
> below the horizon. At the beginning or end of nautical twilight,
under good 
> atmospheric conditions and in the absence of other illumination,
general 
> outlines of ground objects may be distinguishable, but detailed
outdoor 
> operations are not possible, and the horizon is indistinct. 
> 
> 
> 
> Astronomical Twilight Astronomical twilight is defined when the sun
is 18 
> degrees below the horizon. Before the beginning of astronomical
twilight in 
> the morning and after the end of astronomical twilight in the evening
the sun 
> does not contribute to sky illumination; for a considerable interval
after 
> the beginning of morning twilight and before the end of evening
twilight, sky 
> illumination is so faint that it is practically imperceptible. 
> Ezra 
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