Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

5The Scale of Time

After Dark

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Moon, stars, clouds and lights near the ground. Small bright places sit within large areas of darkness. Give your eyes a moment, then look for edges that did not stand out at first.

  1. A bright moon hangs above thin clouds and a dark mountain outline.
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    Moon above mountains and haze

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  2. A bright full moon hangs above softly blurred tree leaves in a black-and-white frame.
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    The moon beside a tree silhouette

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  1. Seen directly from above, a small boat sends blue light into otherwise black water.
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    A boat seen from above in blue light

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  2. A small lit boat casts vivid blue light across dark water beneath a low ridge.
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    Blue light around a boat at night

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  1. A wide field of small stars and a faint Milky Way crosses the dark blue sky.
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    A starry night sky

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  2. Small stars scatter across a deep blue sky with a faint cloudy band.
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    Stars in a deep blue sky

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  1. Soft clouds and a few stars blur together in a dark blue night sky.
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    Clouds at night

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  1. A turquoise night sky and faint stars hang over low islands and a thin strip of lights.
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    Sea and islands at night

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  2. A high view shows clusters of city lights beneath a horizon fading from orange through pale blue to deep blue.
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    City lights beneath a fading sky

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