I live in the western USA where very dark sky areas are abundant. After reading your comment, I was curious to see what Europe looked like. I was astonished tha

I live in the western USA where very dark sky areas are abundant. After reading your comment, I was curious to see what Europe looked like. I was astonished that not just Europe, but the Eastern USA also, has no very dark sky areas at all. It is amazing how populated these regions are. But, then I go down to Australia and nearly the entire continent is great for sky gazing (other than all the critters trying to kill you).