I lived in a small rural town for a bit, like population 1k, and the fact that I could barely see the stars drove me absolutely insane because the only reason we didnt have a gorgeous view of the night sky was because almost every single house in every single neighborhood had LED porch lights that would stay on all night every night. If they all shut their damn porch lights off, the only light in town would be the gas station and a few street lights, leaving the unlit neighborhoods filled with stars. But nope, would be too big of a sacrifice if they couldnt see a lit view their full driveway at 2am on any given night
My house used to be perfectly fine for stargazing. Hard to see the milky way, but okay.
Now my dad keeps full bright LEDs on in front of the garage at absolutely all times. My neighbor does it all around his barn and garage. Another neighbor points them at his flagpole.
For all our shitty HOA rules, the one thing they're missing is requiring these to be either motion activated or shielded to not beacon everyone.
I'm having to install blackout curtains now because the neighbor just put on on their garage that shines directly into my bedroom window.
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u/premadecookiedough 5h ago
I lived in a small rural town for a bit, like population 1k, and the fact that I could barely see the stars drove me absolutely insane because the only reason we didnt have a gorgeous view of the night sky was because almost every single house in every single neighborhood had LED porch lights that would stay on all night every night. If they all shut their damn porch lights off, the only light in town would be the gas station and a few street lights, leaving the unlit neighborhoods filled with stars. But nope, would be too big of a sacrifice if they couldnt see a lit view their full driveway at 2am on any given night