I never really paid much attention to all the light pollution until I got my telescope a few months back. By eye I can make out only three stars in the Little Dipper, and I haven't been able to pull in any galaxy yet, not even Andromeda. It seems that when I was a kid, the sky was full of stars. Now, I see individual ones, but I have a hard time making out most of the constellations.
And why all the neighbors need motion-sensor flood lights is beyond me. The only ones setting them off at night are me (in my back yard) and the stray cats walking around.
Amen.
ReplyDeleteI never really paid much attention to all the light pollution until I got my telescope a few months back. By eye I can make out only three stars in the Little Dipper, and I haven't been able to pull in any galaxy yet, not even Andromeda. It seems that when I was a kid, the sky was full of stars. Now, I see individual ones, but I have a hard time making out most of the constellations.
And why all the neighbors need motion-sensor flood lights is beyond me. The only ones setting them off at night are me (in my back yard) and the stray cats walking around.