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Famous Nights · 12 October 1492

The night a lookout shouted one word

«Tierra»

Two in the morning, 12 October 1492. A lookout on the Pinta saw a pale line on the horizon and shouted 'Tierra!'. A waning moon was up — which is why he could see it at all. The world was never the same after that night. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

San Salvador, Bahamas · 12 October 1492 · 02:00 local · 24.0500° N · 74.5000° W

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Eight seconds over San Salvador.

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