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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Light pollution is absolutely horrible. Many people have not even seen the milky way with their own eyes.

[–] Nythos 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really want to just be able go somewhere and spend the night under the stars but looking at a light pollution map for my area it just isn’t really something that’s feasible

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.lightpollutionmap.info

If you are talking about this map; I saw the milky way in a blue area during the summer when there weren't any clouds. So in most cases you don't really have to travel too far, just need to get lucky with the weather.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have to practically leave the state then some. The map bullshit nowhere can I see stars in Oklahoma.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure about the accuracy of the map.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I’m in the middle of the Mississippi basin so yeah looks like it’d be a long trip for me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Some pos golfclub insists on keeping their lights on. Even though the observatory was there firsrt.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Aurora lycopersicum*

[–] AlecSadler 13 points 1 month ago

I want to laugh but that's actually kind of sad.

[–] Grandwolf319 10 points 1 month ago

God I wish 80% of news was like this, even though it’s still sad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

They manufacture tomatoes now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

At least it wasn't the Tijuana pink zone "zona Rosa) or a bunch of Amsterdam apartments with purple lights full blast.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Greenhouses are a scourge.

They need better shutters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think these types of greenhouses typically also use sunlight through the the roof/walls like a normal greenhouse and the artificial lights are only in supplement so they can control the amount/duration of light year round.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Should still have shutters they close at night to reduce light pollution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah that would be ideal indeed. Here in Netherlands some places look like you're in a sci fi movie at night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Netherlands are one of the most polluted place in the world. No mountains and all the greenhouses makes a terrible mix.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

At least they got great cities and endless supply of tomatoes...

Situation could be worse