• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    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.

    • granch_bibblyfibble@piefed.social
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      2 days ago

      Hmm, as a kid growing up in a remote pacific area, the milky way felt blinding when looking up at it with dark-adjusted eyes. It’s magnificent.