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How is that going to ruin things for Flagstaff? Phoenix is far away from Flagstaff.
by driverdan 7y ago
How is that going to ruin things for Flagstaff? Phoenix is far away from Flagstaff.
- sparker72678 7y ago> The Greater Phoenix area casts a nighttime arc of light over most of Arizona, extending more than 200 miles in each direction. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/09/07/arizona-dark-skies-disappearing/15158485/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/09/0...
- sachdevap 7y agoDark skies require a pretty high radius of dark landmass. For an estimate of the extent of this, try seeing the areas around major cities here: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/ https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/
- sh-run 7y agoI live in Dallas-Fort Worth and grew up near Amarillo, TX. In high school I regularly drove a few miles (like less than 5) away from the city to look at lights. I've noticed in DFW you've got to get much much further away from the city. I can't really put a number on it, but I know even 20 miles out of town you can still only see the brightest stars.
- antognini 7y agoFormer astronomer here. From Mt. Graham in Arizona you can see the sky glow from Los Angeles. Phoenix is a lot closer than that.