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Hot take: you don't need a perfect dark sky to see something amazing

A friend came over to my place in the suburbs last fall and scoffed at my setup, saying 'Why bother from here with all the streetlights?' We went out anyway and I pointed my old binoculars at Jupiter. He saw the four big moons clear as day and just went quiet for a full minute. It happened right there on my patio in Tempe. Has anyone else had a moment like that change someone's mind?

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stella3078d ago

Come on, that's just one lucky view. Most nights in the city, the haze and light drown out everything but the moon. You need real darkness for the good stuff, or it's just a waste of time.

sammurray8d ago

Yeah, and even the moon gets washed out sometimes.