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[-] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago

This is a weirdly universal statement for an anecdotal experience. If one were to go to an actually remote location, many miles from any city, I don't know of any reason that the stars wouldn't be visible.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Weather (clouds), moonlight.

And the fact that I have responsibilities as an adult, and it is not easy to go to an actually remote location at the right time.

Going to a dark site is not as easy as "just drive an hour from your home."

Take a look at this: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/how-to-find-good-places-to-stargaze/

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I went from living in a 9 or 10 to a 3 on that scale, and it blows my mind every time I look up at night. I literally did not believe my own eyes the first timei saw it all.

You really do feel connected to the past realizing this is the same sky we've had the entire time we've been on this planet.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Most of the stars we see are several thousand light-years away from Earth. That means we are seeing the stars' past as well.

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