On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:22:56 +0100, wrote:

I wish I could see the night sky. Most people under 60 have never
seen
a bright sky at night because of the street and "safety" lighting.

I'm under 60 and just step outside on a clear moonless night to see
the Milky Way arch across the sky and so many stars that I have
trouble picking out the constelations. B-)

Mind you we probably have some of the darkest sky in England, 20
miles from any sizeable town. Carlisle (30 miles) bungs up a bit of
glow if you know where to look but the worst is from Teeside 40+
miles away.

Kielder/Northumberland (2013) and Galloway Forest (2009) both have
Gold Dark Sky awards.

http://www.darksky.org/component/content/article?id=86

But yeah, sadly many people these days have probably only ever seen
the moon in the sky at night.

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Cheers
Dave.