In other words we are often able to see through the dark side of the moon's body the light on the other side. In this faint light the telescope can distinguish both the larger spots, and also bright shining points, and even when more than half the moon's disc is illuminated, a faint grey. p. 338.
A long term study of soldiers exposed to sarin & cyclosarin during the first Gulf War (1991) indicated that exposure was significantly associated with less proficient neurobehavioral functioning on tasks involving fine psychomotor dexterity and visuospatial abilities 4â5 years after exposure (Proctor et al, 2007).
In March 1988, the Iraqi Kurdish village of Halabja was exposed to multiple chemical agents dropped from warplanes; these may have included mustard gas, the nerve agents sarin, tabun and VX and possibly cyanide.. Between 3,200 and 5,000 people were killed, and between 7,000 and 10,000 were injured.