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Originally Posted by Tormentil  The Milky Way is a sight not many have seen in these days of light pollution.
In the days when street lamps were turned off after midnight, you could see it cleary in towns. |
Yes, you can get a hint of it up on the moors on a dark night but it's amazing how widespread light pollution is. I was on a small Greek island once, a long way from land, with very little lighting
but when there was a power-cut the stars in the sky were amazing!