How beautiful is the night sky where you live?

Med coast here, we're pretty red on the map but when I leave town to go to the nearby vineyards at night the stars are decent, I'm usually surprised on a bright night

But it's much better once you are like 50km more inland into the sparsely populated areas of the Alps/Pyrenees/Massif Central

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I live in the middle of nowhere, no light pollution at all.

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Damn you Portland and your port.

I checked out that bright spot NW of Skowhegan and it's a big greenhouse.

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Vast swathes of Australia are untouched desert with no light pollution whatsoever, constantly clear nights and comfy warm temperatures. It is absolutely kino for stargazing.

If you want to see Aurora Australis, it's sometimes visible from southern tasmania.

This. I was there in 2015 with my cousin. We stayed in a "bush hotel" with no external lights and the sky was amazing. Then I found a snake in the bath tub and screamed like a little girl.

>the north sea is more well lit up than Ukraine

Yeah does anyone know the science behind that? I've noticed that on colder nights, the stars are more visible. Also after rain for some reason.

well yeah that's a problem I forgot to mention but she'll be right

I hate living in the middle of Stockholm.. Even on clear nights there is no stars.

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Wouldn't it be "better lit up than" ?
More well sounds childish

>Do you live in a region where light pollution has blotted out the stars?
Yep. But not only that, every day is naturally cloudy. Your only chance to find a clear sky is in summer, and you won't even get to see the stars due to light pollution, you are only able to see the moon and Venus.
I heard from my parents that went hiking to some stone forest in Lima that you could see the milky way above you every night, kinda jealous desu.

I live near the state capital, which is a decent size. I can see a few stars on a clear night, but it’s absolutely nothing nearly as spectacular as other places. I think my whole state is doomed with light pollution, really.

I think colder air is cleaner and thinner. Or something. Same with rain, it removes dust and such in the air.
The coldest day I've experienced was -48.7C a few years ago, the air was so clear you could see for many kilometers and the sky was very pretty.

If any smart scientists could explain this for real I would be happy.

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Very occasionally you can actually see the northern lights from England, happens maybe once a year. Light pollution here in the south east is utterly dreadful though as you would expect

Fug that's beautiful

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Are the Netherlands and England just big cities? Seems like there is fuck all countryside in between their towns and cities

its pretty boring

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On the map I would be red but I still see the stars since I live in the countryside.
I mean they aren't super bright or anything but they are there.

The moon is really fucking bright though. The way my computer and window is aligned it's like having a constant bright LED shining in the corner of your eye.

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Sadly I live just a little bit too close to the town so some stars don't show but it's still beautiful when the northern lights are showing.

Pic is from other day, was -9 outside and very pretty. But my camera is shit..

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i have few pics but my cam is too shit for actual 100% darkness

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Yes.

I live right next to Philadelphia and in between Washington DC and New York City. You can't see shit here

I live in a red area with some light pollution from nearby greenhouses, but I still get to see a shit ton of stars on a bright night

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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas. The cloudier night the warmer. And if there are cloud then of course you can't see any stars

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Same as us
We can't almost see the stars because of the many lights in Japan
When the power supply was cut off in Hokkaido, people in Hokkaido were able to see many beautiful stars

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I have never managed to spot the Milky Way properly.

pls post more interesting pictures of the stars and the universe

It's not great in the city, but when I go to the mountains it's amazing.

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I live in the dark spot on OP's map. No lights at all here besides the random farm and cabin.

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iktf

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Drive down to Lozère and you will

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I live in NYC so other than the moon I see nothing at night.

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No wonder the Dutch are obsessed with the sea, because they can never see the sky.
Literal mer-people.

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before I die I want to join a colony of abbos in the wastes and huff petrol while gazing at the stars

maybe when I'm 65 years old

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Comfy as fuck

this thread is based

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I only see stars when I go to the Alps or to the scandi countries
t. Milanese

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Very beautiful.

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Loving this thread desu

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the Dutch are so tall because they grow so tall under the constant light.

it all makes sense now

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The sky here in Abisko is very beautiful. Which is a good thing since the sun doesn't rise in winter.

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Gran Canaria. I live in the centre of a medium sized city so sky visibility is pretty average. Still there are laws here to protect the dark skies because there are a few huge telescopes on the mountains and the other islands, including (currently) the world's biggest one.

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when I was a kid i could see the milky way in Bucharest

now at night a glowing haze covers the sky

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Great

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