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GAJMac

(170 posts)

16. Just think about it

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2024, 03:58 PM

May 3

When my Grandparents looked up to the night sky as kids, this is what they saw. Really makes this whole light pollution issue hit home. It's hard to wrap my head around views such as these being the norm.

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A stellar night at an International Dark Sky Park (x-posted from Photography) [View all] Mousetoescamper May 3 OP

Those are GORGEOUS! grumpyduck May 3 #1

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #4

Glorious photos, and thank you for sharing them here! CaliforniaPeggy May 3 #2

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #5

ohm myyy. AllaN01Bear May 3 #3

Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 3 #6

Thank you. We used to see this almost every night when I was a kid. Greybnk48 May 3 #7

You're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #8

kick blogslug May 3 #9

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #10

nice shots moonshinegnomie May 3 #11

Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 3 #18

and with all the et tu May 3 #12

You're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #19

Outstanding!!! Wow. ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 3 #13

Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 3 #20

TYVM for sharing this here. Hekate May 3 #14

You're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #21

As a kid I would spend summers on my grandma's farm in rural Montana (Big Sky Country) OMGWTF May 3 #15

You're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #22

Just think about it GAJMac May 3 #16

I remember seeing a bright Milky Way while I was a child Mousetoescamper May 3 #23

Oh Wow.. Brilliant! Cha May 3 #17

Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 3 #24

YVW and TY! Cha May 3 #25

Awesome photos Duncanpup May 3 #26

Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 3 #27

Beautiful shots! Bayard May 3 #28

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper May 3 #29