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I live 30+ miles from any town of any size and there's still sufficient light pollution seeping over the horizon to make the hills stand out black against the s
by joeyh 14y ago
I live 30+ miles from any town of any size and there's still sufficient light pollution seeping over the horizon to make the hills stand out black against the sky. I'm lucky I can see the milky way at all, although somewhat washed out.
Being in the lower side of Manhatten, there would still be sufficient light pollution from all the areas nearby that still had power, that I'd doubt you'd see more than a few stars. You can see the sky glow in your pictures; compare the sky, with its visible clouds with the full-black buildings.
It's basically impossible to get a proper sky anywhere east of the Missisippi.
- learc83 14y agoI went camping on an island just off the coast of florida a few years ago. There was a bit of a glow looking back at the coast, but looking out over the ocean the view was pretty amazing.
- tanzam75 14y agoAcadia National Park has a decent night sky. That's because Maine is very sparsely populated -- half of the population lives in the 10% of the land area that's closest to Massachusetts. It gets even better if you go farther. Take I-95 up, and exit about halfway between Bangor and Canada. The Michigan Panhandle is also not too bad. It helps that two sides are surrounded by water, which leads to little light pollution.