North Korea doesn’t have this problem.
I spent much of my childhood in rural California, where I was able to stargaze a lot. Now I live on the east coast where only the brightest stars are visible. In 2016, I went to Mongolia. Out on the Gobi desert, the view of the stars is stunning. The Milky Way looked more amazing than I had ever seen it.
There are plenty of places east of the Mississippi rural enough to allow seeing the Milky Way.
I’ve never seen it. In my flight simulator it shows clearly. I thought the software was flawed. I’d love to see that sometime.
If one has ever been up north, one can see everything, and nothing. So many stars become visible you can’t even find Cassiopeia.
For years they’ve been telling us incandescents have been destroying the planet - if you read through this thing, now they’re telling us compact fluorescents and LED’s are destroying the planet.
and it is a good chance a bunch of these do not even know what it is when mentioned beside a candy bar
One element of human stupidity is leaving lights on outdoors when we have no intention of actually going outside.
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.
Funny how people move away from something they don’t like then immediately try to transform their new location into the place they came from. This is why people in rural areas hate to see people moving in from cities: They tend to bring the city with them, such as throwing up so many lights everyone else feels like they are now living next to a Walmart.
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.
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
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.
Thought you might enjoy this article. It’s sort of the opposite of archaeology; more like the way things get ruined by human activity.