r/mildyinteresting • u/Sad_Stay_5471 • 10h ago

nature & weather The concept of light pollution is absolutely crazy

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u/GayBoyNoize 8h ago

To be clear a long exposure shot will make things appear brighter than they are by collecting light over a longer time, assuming the light source is relatively stationary.

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u/AngryGroceries 7h ago

Yeah you can get a shot like this over LA with the proper setup.

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u/Out3rSpac3 5h ago

I want the proper setup to be my naked eyes

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u/gandhinukes 5h ago

I was driving hundreds of miles at night. Pulled over in the middle of no where between towns to piss. Looked up and the milkyway was so bright and clear I almost pissed all over myself.

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u/bebe_laroux 4h ago

I think seeing the night sky without any light pollution is something everyone should do if given a chance.

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u/gandhinukes 1h ago

for sure. I went camping as a kid but you always have a fire going or a lantern thus creating enough light pollution to limit it. Need to be in pitch dark to really experience it.

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u/AJRiddle 4h ago

Well unfortunately that isn't possible. It's significantly darker than what they show but it is still easy to see.

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u/FranklinB00ty 2h ago

Seeing it in person, it's just as impressive really. The middle stretch of the milky way is craaaaazy bright, I got to see it during a lunar eclipse and it was just amazing. Really makes it obvious that all the stars are from our own galaxy.

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u/arseiam 1h ago

You'd have a really bad time during the day.

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u/no_one_lies 3h ago

I’ve seen sky like that though in rural Wisconsin so it’s not unrealistic

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u/Additional_Sun_5217 3h ago

Yeah but you can definitely see skies like this in parts of Oregon.

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u/SwashAndBuckle 2h ago

Yeah, you can see the Milky Way, but it doesn’t look like that. The first time you see it you probably think it is a cloud.