Remember when you could see a sky full of stars at night?

One time, my husband took me to a place in the mountains where we were far away from any major cities or large towns. We had a perfectly clear night with no humidity. There were so many stars that I actually felt dizzy looking at them. It's shocking to know how many stars are there without all the light pollution and haze.

I see them all! I love it I’m in a rural place.

I've never seen the sky like that. Light pollution makes it that I can only see a few stars which sucks. It'd be great to see what it's like to have the city turn off its lights for a night

I haven’t had a sight like that since the last time I was in Alaska last year. At least I got to see stars and the aurora borealis.

I miss them too.
I used to be able to look up and see the milky way .
Now....its so faded i can hardly see it.

I cant even imagine what it would be like in a city.

I do know that sailors and the navy get to see the stars like nobody else....so far from land.
It must be AMAZING .

Yes. Where I live now, its rare that I see a lot of them. I miss seeing a sky full of them, too.

Ah yes, I remember when the icestorm took the power out in 2013, I ran a spare generator to a friend north of here. The sky was so clear and no lights anywhere I stepped out of my truck and the heavens were plastered in light. I was gobsmacked..I saw the Aurora Borealis just north of Rockwood! Awesome!

Light pollution and smog mostly

I still remember the first time that my wife (city girl) went camping with me. Being able to see the Milkey Way as we did was almost a religious experience to her. Over the years it has become more difficult to find those kinds of places.

Fortunately, living in the PNW, means there are plenty of places, especially along the Washington and Oregon coasts, where the night sky is amazing. When it's not raining, of course.

I sure do when I was a kid. We actually saw stars last week while driving home from our vacation in the midwest. It was awesome seeing them again.

I can see the moon and one star. For a while recently I could see two stars. Probably the planets Mars and Jupiter. Quite a treat.

Light pollution in some areas.

I miss fireflies too

used to be a ton of them growing up

Used to be able to see them from our back door but 50yrs later we can’t

"My God, it's full of stars."
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It was easy to see them on the farm

Turn the lights off or go and camp

Yep!

I’m no mathematician, but that looks like more than a few...

It(wasn’t even that long ago it seems

Beautiful sight

When I would go out to my grandparents' farm out in illinois I could see the sky like that
Never quite like that where I grew up though

I can see them pretty easy but I live in a small town. In the city it’s so hard.

I’ve always lived in the city. But I can see them where my parents live.