Posted on 04/05/2019 2:51:02 AM PDT by C19fan
I say this report is a load of BS.I reside in a small suburban town in Connecticut an not only can I see all of the stars,I was also able to see Mars at six o’clock in the morning.When I saw it it wa quite dim but you could easily see that red beacon even with my ageing eyes.
If you stay out of the big cities you’ll have no problems seeing the stars.
“””A lot of people in rural areas have “guard” lights that they think bring them security. In reality they are advertising their location to any potential thieves in the area.”””
What normal house lights? Should they use blackout curtains to hide their location?
I live between two such morons. When they go to bed, they both turn on bright flood lights that point towards my house. For me to see the stars, I have to walk down to the street. They do this even though it is a gated community in a nice area and they have a burglar alarm. Not to mention two of the most obnoxious dogs on the planet. I gotta move further out in the country.
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My point—in the absence of the moon (and aside from Venus) no other celestial bodies can be seen. It's due to the intensity of streetlights causing the night's cloud-smog to glow overhead—obscuring everything except the brightest elements in the sky.
I could growing up in a small town.....years ago.
Aside from the content of the article on the sky, I am appalled that the writer referred to the Northridge earthquake in such a casual manner. It didn’t just cause a major power outage, it caused destruction and death for miles just north of LA.
I see the milky way just fine from the porch of my mountain cabin in upstate Pa...well east of the mighty Miss
I am in a very rural part of CT—lots of stars.
One of the advantages we have is because CT has so many hills (in areas outside of the river valleys) we are relatively unaffected by “city lights”.
In the Davis Mountains of West Texas, UT/Austin's McDonald Observatory -- home to the largest research telescope on the N. Amercan continent -- is dealing with a different kind of light encroachment: the tremendous recent increase in oil & gas drilling coming closer to the observatory. Fortunately, the observatory is working hard to form a cooperative collaboration with the industry to keep the ever-approaching drilling rig lighting pointed down as much as possible. They're making progress.
Oil vs. astronomy: The race to protect the night sky in West Texas
Was out there a couple of years ago. Although you can see the light from the Permian Basin on the horizon to the north, the darkness is overwhelming. On a moonless night with scattered clouds, the Milky Way actually casts a shadow.
Remember seeing the Milky Way for the first time while sitting in a hot tub on my cousin’s ranch in remote western South Dakota.
Or currently, Venezuela.
I can envision the state of California introducing a “Star gazing tax” on all the rural areas where there is minimal ‘light pollution’ and people get excellent views of the stars.
Lights in peoples yard should be set to turn on when someone approaches. We had a neighbor who installed a street light so he could play basketball at night. Ruined the night sky viewing plus a neighbor across the street complained about the light lighting up his bedroom all night so instead of turning off the light he had the cover painted half black towards the neighbor. We also had to listen to the basketball bouncing all night.
One I could reach with my ladder since it is on the outside of their backyard fence. My wife says that I shouldn’t trespass. Ha.
Neither does Venezuela. Due to the gift of socialism. Some gift.
Thought you might enjoy this article. It’s sort of the opposite of archaeology; more like the way things get ruined by human activity.
I saw it go by, and hadn’t checked it, my guess was it referred to “light pollution” having an impact on ground-based astronomy. :^) Guess I’ll find out a few seconds after I click “Post”. ;^) Thanks Albion Wilde.
Normal house lights aren’t visible from several miles away.
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