Stumbled on a stat about light pollution that blew my mind

Nina Knight · 2026-03-11T13:15:05.639455+00:00

Just read that in a truly dark sky, you can see about 2,500 stars. From my suburban backyard in Phoenix, I can maybe see 200 on a good night. That's a 90% reduction, which is just depressing. Anyone else in a city feel like you're missing the real show?

torres.kelly7mo ago

How much of the universe are we just not seeing?

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robinhunt7mo ago

Totally get it. Went camping in Utah last year and the sky looked fake, like someone painted it. Makes you realize what we live with every night.

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julia_robinson717mo ago

Wow, I drove out to the desert once and it was unreal.

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