... ok I can't find that comet in the sky because so much light pollution and obstructing buildings...
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Light pollution is the worst. I live just south of Baltimore but there is so much light pollution on the Northeast seaboard.
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I'd have to go to the far tip of long island to get some marginally dark sky and that's like a 2-3hr drive.. did it once years ago and the glow from NYC in the west was absurd on the camera long exposure
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I have a story related to this. I grew up in this area and I never really got a chance to see the night sky with no light pollution. When I moved out to Colorado, a friend and I drove to Phoenix, AZ. That trip meant that we would drive all the way down Colorado into New Mexico...
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When we crossed the New Mexico border, we were hundreds of miles from any major city. I remember it was pitch black outside and I saw a "cloud" in the sky. I asked my friend to pull over so we could get out. That "cloud" was actually looking into the heart of our galaxy...
I remember seeing thousands of stars all across the sky. It was just breathtaking -- I had never seen anything like it. It was honestly majestic and awe-inspiring to witness.
There were so many different colors...each star was so distinct and crystal clear. It was AMAZING.
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My bucket list has an entry to visit a dark sky area like Big Bend National Park and camp for a few nights... Or visit the observatories in Hawaii or similar
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Wow. I grew up in NYC too, similar experience. Still haven't seen the milky way tho. Once on a company trip we stayed in a place deep in state park territory and a bunch of us drunkenly jokes that the sky had lots of broken pixels =D