> The greater Phoenix area has a huge glow that washes out all the stars. I live in the Phoenix area, on the west side closer to Glendale (specifically, the bo

> The greater Phoenix area has a huge glow that washes out all the stars. I live in the Phoenix area, on the west side closer to Glendale (specifically, the border between Phoenix and Glendale is literally in my back yard). There are times in the summer where the glow from the city is so bright, that rather than a dark sky (never black), you have a grey dimly lit sky instead. Literally, "the sky was the color of television tuned to a dead channel" - maybe not as bright as the static Gibson was referring to, but still bright enough to see by - even without a full moon.