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can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?

 
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01/08/2012 03:48 AM
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can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
like those of you living far away from city lights?
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01/08/2012 03:50 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
nope all i can see is the Moon...its overcast
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
nope all i can see is the Moon...its overcast
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so it's always overcast, or you just can't remember anything?
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01/08/2012 03:52 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
I just came back from a camping trip in pretty remote Aussie bushland.
I remarked to my wife that the sky seemed far dimmer than the hunting trips I used to take with my uncles as a kid.
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
I just came back from a camping trip in pretty remote Aussie bushland.
I remarked to my wife that the sky seemed far dimmer than the hunting trips I used to take with my uncles as a kid.
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if you were to wager a guess how many stars roughly did you see? less than a hundred?
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01/08/2012 04:09 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
like those of you living far away from city lights?
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I live near enough to 100KM out of Melbourne, no dramas with seeing all the stars in the Southern Hemisphere :)

It's like that, whenever it is clear here, as it was 2 nights ago :-)

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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
I just came back from a camping trip in pretty remote Aussie bushland.
I remarked to my wife that the sky seemed far dimmer than the hunting trips I used to take with my uncles as a kid.
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if you were to wager a guess how many stars roughly did you see? less than a hundred?
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Oh far more than that. They were all still there, I could still see the milky way.
I remember as a kid though being able to see on a starry night almost like the moon was full.
It was nowhere near that bright.
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01/08/2012 04:47 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
I work nights but we recently did a expansion & more lights around. When I looked up it does seem dim but I figured it was due to the extra lights.
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01/08/2012 05:06 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
You need to move out of towns and cities if you want good observing conditions. Light pollution is getting worse every year, and nothing much is being done about it.

The Campaign for Dark Skies here in the UK is trying to get the message through to local planners etc. and it is starting to make a small difference, but not a lot, and people keep putting up those extra-bright security lights (which burglars actually love, because it makes their job easier).

I moved out into the country about 10 years ago and I have glorious skies! I can see the Milky Way, and all the stars of Ursa Minor naked eye. That's down to better than mag 5...

Plus houses and council tax (local property tax) are cheaper out here, so win - win!! :-)
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01/08/2012 05:27 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
yes here in NW Georgia plenty of stars !
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01/08/2012 10:27 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
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01/08/2012 10:46 AM
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Re: can anyone out there still see a shitload of stars in the sky at night like they used to?
I reckon we stole all your stars and put them up in our big Texas sky.

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