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> Moonlight is around 4100K. So it is even more "natural" than 3000K. Should we blot out the moon next? I was on a hike in July during a full moon and those wh

by fian 10y ago

> Moonlight is around 4100K. So it is even more "natural" than 3000K. Should we blot out the moon next? I was on a hike in July during a full moon and those who were sleeping in open air (no tent or bivy bag) struggled to sleep through the night due to the moonlight. This was in the North West of Australia, so daytime maximums were around 35C. It was too warm at night to zip your tent or bivy closed, so where possible you would try to position yourself so that you could shield yourself from the moonlight during the night. There were quite a few afternoon nappers in the group until the moon waned a little by the second week.

keenerd 10y ago
No one carried a bandanna that they could use as an eye mask? I've done that even when the night time low was 35C.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  In situations like that I use any random piece of clothes as an eye mask, so yeah, I don't see a problem either.
harlanlewis 10y ago
Even worse is the extreme latitudes in summer! I tried sleeping under just a mosquito net in Alaska when the sun stayed up until 2am and rose again by 4. I brought a sleeping mask but found it hard to keep on, as we'd encountered three separate grizzlies earlier that day… At lower latitudes, a full moon over snow is stunning and surreal when you can get away from local light sources - no flashlight required. Light at night (of appropriate color temp) is quite natural.
sandworm101 10y ago
Perhaps this is our bodies telling us something, a piece of our evolution. Perhaps we aren't meant to sleep in the open. We are easy prey at night. Sleeping in moonlight, out in the open, is dangerous for prey animals. A dislike for sleeping in moonlight might therefore be a survival tool. Those uncomfortable with moonlight were more likely to be sleeping under cover and less likely to be hauled off by lions.
spullara 10y ago
I sleep in a hammock on my balcony quite a bit and without covering your eyes it can be a real struggle when the moon is near full and the skies are clear. One thing mentioned elsewhere is the idea that darkness = safety. I can imagine that to be very true for humans.
Senji 10y ago
>Should we blot out the moon next? Why not? Lets fund an orbiter to create an artificial lunar eclipse exactly on full moon.

by fian 10y ago

keenerd 10y ago

No one carried a bandanna that they could use as an eye mask? I've done that even when the night time low was 35C.

TeMPOraL 10y ago
In situations like that I use any random piece of clothes as an eye mask, so yeah, I don't see a problem either.

harlanlewis 10y ago

Even worse is the extreme latitudes in summer! I tried sleeping under just a mosquito net in Alaska when the sun stayed up until 2am and rose again by 4. I brought a sleeping mask but found it hard to keep on, as we'd encountered three separate grizzlies earlier that day… At lower latitudes, a full moon over snow is stunning and surreal when you can get away from local light sources - no flashlight required. Light at night (of appropriate color temp) is quite natural.

sandworm101 10y ago

Perhaps this is our bodies telling us something, a piece of our evolution. Perhaps we aren't meant to sleep in the open. We are easy prey at night. Sleeping in moonlight, out in the open, is dangerous for prey animals. A dislike for sleeping in moonlight might therefore be a survival tool. Those uncomfortable with moonlight were more likely to be sleeping under cover and less likely to be hauled off by lions.

spullara 10y ago

I sleep in a hammock on my balcony quite a bit and without covering your eyes it can be a real struggle when the moon is near full and the skies are clear. One thing mentioned elsewhere is the idea that darkness = safety. I can imagine that to be very true for humans.

Senji 10y ago

>Should we blot out the moon next? Why not? Lets fund an orbiter to create an artificial lunar eclipse exactly on full moon.