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I highly recommend looking for a protected night sky zone near you and going to see it at least once - it really is nothing that pictures can translate! https:

by dmbche 4y ago

I highly recommend looking for a protected night sky zone near you and going to see it at least once - it really is nothing that pictures can translate! https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/finder/ https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/finder/

aledalgrande 4y ago
Damn, nothing in Vancouver eh
- dmbche 4y ago
  You can look around or call local park services, I'm seeing that Mont-Megantic, an observatory with federally peotected sky, isn't on their map. I'll look for a canadian ressource (for myself too!) Edit: I'm wrong, Mont-Megantic is the first International Dark Sky Reserve - they worked to get it protected federally because they research telescope design. Dang - I think they are quite rare. Maybe you can send an email to your local university's Astronomy department? I'm sure they'll be able to direct you to a good spot!
  - aledalgrande 4y ago
    https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html I just found this, shows light pollution. Crazy how the East is much worse. Also Alberta?!?
    - dmbche 4y ago
      That's nuts!!
    - boomboomsubban 4y ago
      With oil drilling they often burn off the excess gas, which creates a lot of light pollution.
      - aledalgrande 4y ago
        Is that it? TIL! Assume that creates a lot of CO2 as well?
        boomboomsubban 4y ago
        Yes. It's supposed to be burning up methane, which is a worse greenhouse gas, but the efficacy is in question. It's called "gas flaring" if you want to know more.
trinsic2 4y ago
That sounds like a good idea. I didnt even know they existed in areas where there are cities.
eru 4y ago
Interesting website. The closest dark sky place I can find on their map is about 2,630km (or 63h drive according to Google Maps) away from me.
- dmbche 4y ago
  I'm realising that they are open to people reporting dark skies near them, and even offer a way to so a dark sky census. The last time I saw the milky way, I was in a cheap campsite near the ocean in Ireland, which (of course) isn't recorded on the site. Hopefully you have good dark sky closer than 63h drive away!
  - eru 4y ago
    I'm in Singapore. We boast an impressive 100% urbanisation rate. Combine that with commonly overcast skies, and you hardly see any stars at all here. (I'm here by choice, I grew up in small town Germany.) There's probably a space somewhere in Malaysia that's dark, or I could take a cruise ship out to the ocean, if you go by absolute distance. By convenience, it's probably easiest to take a plane somewhere.
- stephen_g 4y ago
  Not sure what their criteria is, they don't have any marked in my state (Queensland, Australia) even though there would probably (seriously) be an area bigger than the whole of France here out west where you can see the milky way with your bare eyes.
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by dmbche 4y ago

aledalgrande 4y ago

Damn, nothing in Vancouver eh

dmbche 4y ago
You can look around or call local park services, I'm seeing that Mont-Megantic, an observatory with federally peotected sky, isn't on their map. I'll look for a canadian ressource (for myself too!) Edit: I'm wrong, Mont-Megantic is the first International Dark Sky Reserve - they worked to get it protected federally because they research telescope design. Dang - I think they are quite rare. Maybe you can send an email to your local university's Astronomy department? I'm sure they'll be able to direct you to a good spot!
- aledalgrande 4y ago
  https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html I just found this, shows light pollution. Crazy how the East is much worse. Also Alberta?!?
  - dmbche 4y ago
    That's nuts!!
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    With oil drilling they often burn off the excess gas, which creates a lot of light pollution.
    - aledalgrande 4y ago
      Is that it? TIL! Assume that creates a lot of CO2 as well?
      - boomboomsubban 4y ago
        Yes. It's supposed to be burning up methane, which is a worse greenhouse gas, but the efficacy is in question. It's called "gas flaring" if you want to know more.

trinsic2 4y ago

That sounds like a good idea. I didnt even know they existed in areas where there are cities.

eru 4y ago

Interesting website. The closest dark sky place I can find on their map is about 2,630km (or 63h drive according to Google Maps) away from me.

dmbche 4y ago
I'm realising that they are open to people reporting dark skies near them, and even offer a way to so a dark sky census. The last time I saw the milky way, I was in a cheap campsite near the ocean in Ireland, which (of course) isn't recorded on the site. Hopefully you have good dark sky closer than 63h drive away!
- eru 4y ago
  I'm in Singapore. We boast an impressive 100% urbanisation rate. Combine that with commonly overcast skies, and you hardly see any stars at all here. (I'm here by choice, I grew up in small town Germany.) There's probably a space somewhere in Malaysia that's dark, or I could take a cruise ship out to the ocean, if you go by absolute distance. By convenience, it's probably easiest to take a plane somewhere.
stephen_g 4y ago
Not sure what their criteria is, they don't have any marked in my state (Queensland, Australia) even though there would probably (seriously) be an area bigger than the whole of France here out west where you can see the milky way with your bare eyes.
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