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Much of Marin is relatively non-light polluted compared to similarly populated areas thanks to the outdoor advertising prohibition, though LED street lights ha
by nullc 1y ago
Much of Marin is relatively non-light polluted compared to similarly populated areas thanks to the outdoor advertising prohibition, though LED street lights have made things worse. (I'm not disputing the fog blanket point, but it's presumably helped by reduced light pollution).
- ljlolel 1y agoI feel lucky that I often see a lot of stars and constellations, even during twilight, in the middle of downtown San Francisco
- nullc 1y agoAnd not just a product of some contact high? :P Wild. SF is not a long trip from some pretty dark skies: https://www.darkskymap.com/nightSkyBrightness https://www.darkskymap.com/nightSkyBrightness If you haven't ventured out to try to see the milkyway (be sure to check stellarium or similar) you should give it a try sometime. Most of the populated US is a lot further from truly dark skies than we are in the bay area. It does make a big difference to go somewhere really dark, but that's a bit more of a haul. Once on a trip through rural Oregon I could see the milkyway through my windshield, pulled over to turn the lights off and view and was amazed that it cast a visible shadow once our eyes were adapted.