Turn down the lights!

[konichiwa]

Interesting article

We flood the heavens with so much artificial light that nearly two-thirds of the world's people can no longer see the Milky Way. On a clear, dark night far from light-polluted skies, roughly 2,500 celestial points of light can be discerned by the naked eye. For people living in the suburbs of New York, that number dwindles to 250; residents of Manhattan are lucky to see 15.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Interesting article

We flood the heavens with so much artificial light that nearly two-thirds of the world's people can no longer see the Milky Way. On a clear, dark night far from light-polluted skies, roughly 2,500 celestial points of light can be discerned by the naked eye. For people living in the suburbs of New York, that number dwindles to 250; residents of Manhattan are lucky to see 15.

Not surprised. When we went to Hawaii, I never saw so many stars in my life.

 

[AntaresVI]

Same in the USVI, charrison.

 

[Wag]

I grew up in NYC. During one summer (must have been 9) I went on a camping trip to the White Mountains in NH- it just happed to be during a meteor shower. Of course I had just seen Close Encounters.
Freaked me out bigtime. Lol.