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I live in that gigantic red and purple blob in Northern Europe and I’m lucky if I can see 3 stars in the sky at night.

I’ve never ever seen a totally star-filled sky and it’s something I’m very sad about. One day I’ll head out to somewhere like the Australian Outback and just gaze up in awe.

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XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The irony is that most of us live in a red/purple blob. A light pollution map pretty accurately matches population heat maps. The only outlier tends to be some resource mines, especially petroleum/gas fields with constant waste fires

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Aielman15@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I live in Italy. The map doesn’t show a single spot below yellow.

I’ve never seen a clear sky in my life.

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- XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  As someone living in a purple/white zone, the red zone really is magnificent by comparison. It’s clear enough when avoiding street lights that when I step out of the car, despite the dash and headlights affecting my adaptation, I immediately see the Milky way. Yellow is a step clearer, so don’t be discouraged
  
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Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Come to the UK. We’ve got official Dark Skies status in Bannau Brecheiniog (formerly the Brecon Beacons). Probably a lot easier for you to get to :)

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