Who lives in the dark?

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/07/2019 at 13:30 • Filed to: None

Our place sits between the green and yellow. We can see a lot of stars at night, and can occasionally get a faint hint of the Milky Way. I look forward to getting back to southern Utah next summer!

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DISCUSSION (67)

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:36

I used too in northern Maine family still has a Camp up there you can see the space station pass overhead.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
08/07/2019 at 13:37

Very cool - we were at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff last summer and it passed over while we were there.

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:38

I live in the dark, one of the dark red areas...:(

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
08/07/2019 at 13:39

I bet you’ve got great restaurants.

vicali > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:43

We’re in a red spot but it’s a 10 minute drive into the dark.. In- fact the Astronomical Society has a dome at our ski trails;

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facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:43

I’m approximately here:

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Not very good for star gazing though you can at least see some stars. When I lived in Man hattan, I could see Jupiter and that was about it. I regret not venturing west from Austin when I lived there to see some actual dark sky on a moonless night.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw
08/07/2019 at 13:44

Sounds like you have a trip to plan.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > vicali
08/07/2019 at 13:45

Nice! Wish I was so close.

OPPOsaurus WRX > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:47

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at least im not in the red

Wacko > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:48

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i live in the dark,

Rural part of rural canada

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:49

Quite a long way from where I am to get to reasonable darkness. Though I did actually get a pretty nice sky in Park City a few years ago, despite that being pretty sub-optimal on the map, so maybe I don’t have to go quite as far :

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Mainly I try to peak out the window on overnight flights, the most magnificent sky I’ve seen was over the Atlantic on a moonless night, just an impossible number of stars.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wacko
08/07/2019 at 13:49

YES.

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:50

That we do, haha. I’m at the higher end of the millennial generation, but DO NOT take me too far away from avocados , IPA, brunch options , strong coffee, or the ability to order “ a burger with bacon, organic blue cheese, bubble lettuce, a fried egg, no bun, side salad with polenta croutons” without the server looking at me like I’m from another planet.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw
08/07/2019 at 13:51

Oh man, the view from that flight sounds amazing.

Milky > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:52

Got that Detroit white light, but grew up in the blue. Didn’ t appreciate it when I was younger but like looking up when I go back home now .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
08/07/2019 at 13:53

I think we can get all that in Tulsa, minus the polenta croutons - ha!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:54

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I'm fairly dark

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Milky
08/07/2019 at 13:55

Ah... wish we were in the blue. Not much of it in the eastern half of the country!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/07/2019 at 13:55

Nice - you’ve got it a little better than me.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 13:58

My house is in a Yellowish/orange spot in Southern NM, but a relatively short drive 20 minute drive gets me into gray spots. I can see the glow of El Paso and Juarez in the distance from my backyard. I go camping with some regularity in the giant black spot in Western NM a few hours away. Combine that complete lack of light pollution (the VLA and MRO are in the area because they’re one of the darkest places in the continental US) and a camp site at 8,000 or 9,000+ feet in elevation and the night sky is phenomenal

Thomas Donohue > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:01

I live in the whitest of all lights.

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When in Ireland, it’s the sky that is brightest...

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:02

I live on the edge between a red and a white zone. I’ve seen the milky way from a blue zone but I still would have liked it darker.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:05

I’m in about the middle of this

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I’m probably an hours drive from green and 2 hours to somewhere blue.

For living in a fairly rural area it’s amazing how much light pollution there is from the nearby cities and urban sprawl.

smobgirl > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:07

I have stopped a few times in bumfuck NM when I’m driving home just to look at the sky.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:09

Sounds amazing.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:11

welp....not me

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little black swirl is me abouts

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/07/2019 at 14:13

Just need a boat!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:14

this is true :)

7:07 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:14

Where in So. Utah are you going?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:15

I’m on the edge!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:16

Pretty dark where I am.

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/07/2019 at 14:17

Yeah, I agree. We can see a lot at our place, but I wish we could see more.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:17

I’m in a lighter spot, although it doesn’t seem anywhere near as light as this map makes out 0_o

https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#5/46.634/-65.698

BUT, I am only an hour away from Keji National Park, which is a VERY dark dark zone! :)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
08/07/2019 at 14:19

There’s a place called Black Mesa in the panhandle of OK - going to have to make a trip out there someday.

BahamaTodd > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:20

Palm B each, so not in the dark. I do miss growing up in the Bahamas where there was much less light pollution and I could see quite a bit with my little telescope.

Pickup_man > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:22

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I live in the darker yellow band, the blue bands are probably within a 1/2 hour, and places with no color are easily within an hour.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 7:07
08/07/2019 at 14:23

We’ll be staying outside of Zion for a week. We took a long road trip last summer, and I got a good view of the Milky Way at a KOA outside of Bryce.

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/07/2019 at 14:24

Awesome to have the good stuff so close!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/07/2019 at 14:25

Wow - the park looks awesome.

Future Heap Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:26

I live in the white, but I can drive to light blue in about 45 minutes.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:27

Keji is a gorgeous place! If you’re ever up in Nova Scotia, I recommend a visit there, and a drive along the Cabot Trail in on Cape Breton at Nova Scotia’s northern tip! :)

Arrivederci > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:28

Blah. Red/White zone.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Arrivederci
08/07/2019 at 14:31

Hey, at least you can see the moon.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Future Heap Owner
08/07/2019 at 14:32

Not bad!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/07/2019 at 14:33

Added to th e bucket list! =)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BahamaTodd
08/07/2019 at 14:33

I think I should probably buy my kids one.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Pickup_man
08/07/2019 at 14:34

Nice.

BahamaTodd > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 14:43

The magnification wasn’t that much, but it was the coolest thing to see Saturn’ s rings and Jupiter with a few of its moons even though they were only maybe 1/8" in size. The moon and all its craters is also a nice sight.

Discerning > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 15:04

I live on downtown Atlanta. Even the lakes around me are green on that map. There is no hope. I actually do miss living outside of a city though.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Discerning
08/07/2019 at 15:13

Green is fairly dark, just not really dark.

I live about 10 miles away from civilization in any direction, but my commute to work downtown is only 35 mins. Not too shabby, if you can live with not getting pizza delivered to your house.

Arrivederci > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/07/2019 at 15:36

It’s that bigger hazy whitish thing we see most nights, right?