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Yep. It's way easier to take a boat to the middle of the ocean - fewer roads than even in the amazon :) and the best starry sky of my life

probably_wrong 2y ago
This is a dream of mine, to soend the night far away from land that there's nothing around but water. Did you already have sea experience, or did you just rent a boat and gave it a try?
- sandworm101 2y ago
  >> just rent a boat and gave it a try? As someone who once worked tangentially in search and rescue, please do not even consider this. The ocean is a serious thing, doubly so at night. Unless you are renting a boat large enough to come with its own staff, please do not just head over the horizon simply to see the stars. And fyi, the stars at sea move as the boat you stand on moves. They are brighter, but also more blurry.
  - langcss 2y ago
    Would a simple cruise ship ticket do it? Or be too lit up at night?
    - sandworm101 2y ago
      Cruise ships dont have dark decks or other places to view the ocean directly at night. It would be like standing on your porch with the exterior lights of ypur house left on. Avoiding light pollution is not really about seeing stars through light pollution. Thats for astronomers with telescopes. For human eyes it is more about being dark enough thay your iris can relax and let in more light. Try a dark forest, even a city park, surrounded by trees but able to see up. You will see more stars even if inside an urban area.
      - lazide 2y ago
        Also an area that is dark enough for ‘far enough’ that your eyes will naturally adjust to pick up these faint light sources. While some adjustment happens even in a few minutes, the difference between that and after several hours of darkness is mind blowing. Most folks in a city likely have never been able to experience being able to walk by true starlight on a moonless night, and seeing clearly. It would be nearly impossible to get the right conditions even with a lot of effort. A city park may be okay ish, but you’re unlikely to ever get the level of sight you’d get walking on a deserted playa in the desert. Not enough time with true darkness, and too much other light pollution.
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    - mrguyorama 2y ago
      Just drive an hour away from your nearest city, to the "rural" parts of your state. That's all you need to see a gorgeous night sky. You will see a beautiful sky even just a mile or so outside of a small town of 10k people.
  - throwaway2037 2y ago
    > please do not just head over the horizon simply to see the stars The horizon is only about 5km away. Not that dangerous.
    - lazide 2y ago
      Someone who has no experience in a boat, who is also on a boat they are unfamiliar with, is probably also not that familiar with navigation. And over the horizon can easily be outside of cell phone range. And is definitely outside of visual range. So it seems prudent to do a ‘don’t get yourself killed, seriously.’ Warning eh?
    - EdwardDiego 2y ago
      5km out to sea is far more dangerous than you think. For starters, you're 5km away from help. The water is deeper, and the currents and wind stronger.
- Razengan 2y ago
  Nothing but Cthulhu's dreams under you :')

probably_wrong 2y ago

This is a dream of mine, to soend the night far away from land that there's nothing around but water. Did you already have sea experience, or did you just rent a boat and gave it a try?

sandworm101 2y ago
>> just rent a boat and gave it a try? As someone who once worked tangentially in search and rescue, please do not even consider this. The ocean is a serious thing, doubly so at night. Unless you are renting a boat large enough to come with its own staff, please do not just head over the horizon simply to see the stars. And fyi, the stars at sea move as the boat you stand on moves. They are brighter, but also more blurry.
- langcss 2y ago
  Would a simple cruise ship ticket do it? Or be too lit up at night?
  - sandworm101 2y ago
    Cruise ships dont have dark decks or other places to view the ocean directly at night. It would be like standing on your porch with the exterior lights of ypur house left on. Avoiding light pollution is not really about seeing stars through light pollution. Thats for astronomers with telescopes. For human eyes it is more about being dark enough thay your iris can relax and let in more light. Try a dark forest, even a city park, surrounded by trees but able to see up. You will see more stars even if inside an urban area.
    - lazide 2y ago
      Also an area that is dark enough for ‘far enough’ that your eyes will naturally adjust to pick up these faint light sources. While some adjustment happens even in a few minutes, the difference between that and after several hours of darkness is mind blowing. Most folks in a city likely have never been able to experience being able to walk by true starlight on a moonless night, and seeing clearly. It would be nearly impossible to get the right conditions even with a lot of effort. A city park may be okay ish, but you’re unlikely to ever get the level of sight you’d get walking on a deserted playa in the desert. Not enough time with true darkness, and too much other light pollution.
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  - mrguyorama 2y ago
    Just drive an hour away from your nearest city, to the "rural" parts of your state. That's all you need to see a gorgeous night sky. You will see a beautiful sky even just a mile or so outside of a small town of 10k people.
- throwaway2037 2y ago
  > please do not just head over the horizon simply to see the stars The horizon is only about 5km away. Not that dangerous.
  - lazide 2y ago
    Someone who has no experience in a boat, who is also on a boat they are unfamiliar with, is probably also not that familiar with navigation. And over the horizon can easily be outside of cell phone range. And is definitely outside of visual range. So it seems prudent to do a ‘don’t get yourself killed, seriously.’ Warning eh?
  - EdwardDiego 2y ago
    5km out to sea is far more dangerous than you think. For starters, you're 5km away from help. The water is deeper, and the currents and wind stronger.
Razengan 2y ago
Nothing but Cthulhu's dreams under you :')