I remember seeing stars at night when I was in my mother’s village in Taishan, China, barely any electricity there, no internet, not sure if there were cellular, but I do remember a landline phone.
The cities is a whole different story, massive pollution. Doubt much could be seen.
I don’t know if anywhere in the US is even as remote/isolated as that village.
I think the night sky visibility goes like this:
Rural China > Rural US > Urban US> Urban China. At least before 2010, no idea what its like now.
Quiet day.
We park all the cars, ground the airplanes, turn off the AC to the minimum, etc and just enjoy the sounds of nature for once.
Turn the lights off so we can see the stars at night.
I remember seeing stars at night when I was in my mother’s village in Taishan, China, barely any electricity there, no internet, not sure if there were cellular, but I do remember a landline phone.
The cities is a whole different story, massive pollution. Doubt much could be seen.
I don’t know if anywhere in the US is even as remote/isolated as that village.
I think the night sky visibility goes like this:
Rural China > Rural US > Urban US> Urban China. At least before 2010, no idea what its like now.
There was a Simpsons episode that went like this
This aligns well with the “let’s stop killing earth day” that I had planned. I’m on board!