science How Light Polluted are Your Skies?

[Phosphor 11,522]

I have some light pollution towards the eastern horizon, but it's nice and dark overhead and everywhere else. I can see the Andromeda Galaxy, countless stars and the Milky Way stretching across the sky with the naked eye. The clouds at night are generally dark and can sneak up on me when observing thru a telescope.

[MangoFoalix 24,898]

Pretty polluted considering that I live somewhat close to city of 200,000.

[Partialgeek514 4,920]

I'm in a city of over a million people, so I don't really get to see much for stars very often.

[Quinch 1,119]

Light to moderate.

Of course, streetlights right outside my house aren't helping. I don't make it a habit of going outside town limits after dark, tho.

[TBD 17,228]

Well, I'm breathing okay...so I guess moderate. 

Edit: well since me being a dumba** has misinterpreted the question..., I'll re-answer the question.  Where I live is pretty moderate. At downtown is perfect, while at the neighborhood it's dark enough to see the stars.

Edited September 28, 2018 by TBD

[Patty Thundersnow 4,129]

The light pollution here isn't too bad. It's a town of approximately 20,000, so we have some light pollution, but not very much.

57 minutes ago, TBD said:

Well, I'm breathing okay...so I guess moderate. 

Light pollution is visible light that scours out the nighttime sky. It has nothing to do with breathing.

[SharpWit 2,472]

I've got quite a bit It hink and I've noticed it getting worse over the years. I remember being at my grandmother's house and seeing all the stars clearly some 15 years ago. Now I have the light from 3 cities in sight to the west and you can see the exact outline when it's overcast. I can usually still see Venus and the big dipper through it but orion's belt has been getting harder to spot. Only a few dozen stars seem to make it through but this time of year it seems to improve. I don't know if that's due to the shorter days or what.

[Here No Longer 5,270]

Even though I live in the country, there's a bit of it from the oil people.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Dusk Noire

[Dreambiscuit 8,024]

As part of the greater Los Angeles area, there isn't much clarity in the skies where I live. At night the sky often looks overcast (even when it's clear) with an orange tint from the light of the city. If I want to see any decent view of the stars, I have to go out to the desert.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Dreambiscuit

[Mellow Mane 5,930]

Well, I live in the Netherlands, a very densely populated country, so my night skies are very light polluted. However, I do get so see quite some stars, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Unfortunately, the Milky Way and Andromeda aren't even close to visible here. I've only seen the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds once, when I was on an island with little to no light pollution in the southern hemisphere.

[Props Valroa 26,038]

Not really all that polluted, though it could be alot better. 

[Kevin Tang 2,422]

If you are living in a developing country, it's not that surprising if the air isn't really fresh. Forest fires and broken exhaust system on many motorcycles and cars are an everyday thing here

At least, it's not as bad as China's air pollution in here

Edited September 27, 2018 by Kevin Tang

[Dark Horse 12,799]

I'm lucky if I see more than a dozen or so stars in the night sky here. Just too much developed land and overly lit buildings blocking it all out. You really need somewhere more isolated and remote to have a good chance of it. Preferably up the mountains.

I do love when I get the chance, though. Stargazing is such a beautiful pastime..

[Rainbow Cloud 16,290]

I live in a small town and there's definatly some light pollution from street lights here but you can still see some of the stars on a clear night.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

I'm lucky. I live less than a quarter mile from a large wooded area. The sky that way is beautiful at night.

(Wish the bugs and raccoons would stay away though!)

[TBD 17,228]

21 hours ago, Pat 'The Blizzard' Thundersnow said:

Light pollution is visible light that scours out the nighttime sky. It has nothing to do with breathing.

Crap I misinterpreted the question.. 

I thought they were asking the condition of the sky.. like how light or heavy polluted our skies is.

Ignore my inconvenient comment.

 

Edited September 28, 2018 by TBD

[Phosphor 11,522]

13 hours ago, Kevin Tang said:

If you are living in a developing country, it's not that surprising if the air isn't really fresh. Forest fires and broken exhaust system on many motorcycles and cars are an everyday thing here

At least, it's not as bad as China's air pollution in here

Particulates from smoke and such scatter light and make existing light polluted skies even worse.

[Sunlight Glisten 368]

Well we're I'm at... The stars at night, are big and bright, 

Spoiler

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!!!!!

 

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

I live in a city with a population of about 80,000...and my street is pretty well lit at night, but I can still see some stars. Just not very many. I'm still able to spot the Big Dipper constellation though! 

Edited October 2, 2018 by Lucky Bolt

[Twiggy 2,965]

Pretty much nonexistent. You can see the glow from the lights of the city just over the horizon to the west, but other than that it's really clear. Also it's only a few mile hike from my house to get behind a mountain where there is no pollution at all.

 

 

[Phosphor 11,522]

19 hours ago, Twiggy said:

Pretty much nonexistent. You can see the glow from the lights of the city just over the horizon to the west, but other than that it's really clear. Also it's only a few mile hike from my house to get behind a mountain where there is no pollution at all.

 

 

Nice!

Star party at Twiggy's place! 

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

Where I used to live, not only were stars not visible, but even on streets without lights you could see clearly at any time of night. Now I live in a part of town where you can see some constellations and the aurora borealis when it happens.

I have a friend who lives a short way out of town, and driving in at night, the city is visible as a glowing cloud in the distance.

[Longhaul 6,470]

Can't see much except the brightest stars.

[Midnight Solace 5,129]

I live around the countryside, away from everypony. You can see pretty much everything up there.

[Nsxile 25,669]

Ehh... It's not exactly the worst place for light pollution tbh. I can see quite a few of them.