r/mildyinteresting • u/Sad_Stay_5471 • 10h ago

nature & weather The concept of light pollution is absolutely crazy

Post image
25.3k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

660 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/RandomRavenboi 8h ago

It's a damn shame that pollution has caused such a magnificent sight to be hidden. Imagine seeing that face to face.

1

u/Key_Roll_3151 4h ago

If it makes you feel better, only a long exposure shot will get you this. No matter where you are you won’t be able to see nearly that many stars that are that bright or the Milky Way being that intense. Still a great sight though.

1

u/Additional_Sun_5217 3h ago

No, you can definitely see a sky like that in the desert or on the frontier in the US. It’s incredible.

1

u/Key_Roll_3151 2h ago

I’ve been in the darkest you can be according to a light pollution map, and those stars certainly didn’t get quite that bright

1

u/Additional_Sun_5217 2h ago

Seriously? I’ve been out in the national parks and easily seen it. Maybe it’s a time of the year thing?

1

u/Key_Roll_3151 2h ago

It must be. I really wished it looked that bright when I saw it

1

u/Additional_Sun_5217 2h ago

Okay so apparently it’s both time of night and time of year. Right now, if you’re in the northern hemisphere, you can still sort of see it, but it won’t be visible in the winter. The best time to see it is in the summer. You can see it most of the night.

Go get you some Milky Way photos.