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[–] 7 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I thought that was the big LA outage, where the Milky Way was visible. Could be both, I guess.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 hours ago* (1 child)

    I used to go backpacking out in the middle of nowhere, miles from any city or town. The night sky is amazing, but nothing like what is shown in long-exposure pictures of the milky way.

    Not that anyone asked, but it doesn't look like this:

    It's more like this, and it needs to be a moonless night:

    All I'm saying is, if this is on your bucket list, be prepared for the reality, or you might be a little disappointed. Still very much worth seeing, though.

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