Illusion_Jolted t1_j9e5xiy wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:55 AM

Reply to comment by SomethingIrreverent in I want to see the Andromeda Galaxy with my naked eye. I can't, I have a method of finding it using Cassiopeia and a field to walk out on to get away from the lights. by vnevner

Hi! Could you please tell me where are you situated? I love star gazing and have taken few trips to dark sky parks. Honestly the only place wheres I found like complete darkness were creator lake NP in Oregon and big bend NP Texas. Most hyped in my opinion was Death Valley NP, it had so much light pollution from Los Vegas and Los Angles skylights. No matter where I went, there would be no complete darkness. People take photo and edit them to make them appear all beautiful but in reality the place would be sh!t lit from light pollution from nearby cities.

Plantmanofplants t1_j9esaz2 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:56 AM

https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/

SomethingIrreverent t1_j9f1268 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:24 PM

Yeah, I guess I'm a bit spoiled; my sky is reasonably dark. I'm in a fairly sparsely populated area a bit north of Toronto.