tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564488387061586540.post6098095033495563888..comments2009-10-18T15:21:22.784-04:00Sean Weltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789448508935061607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564488387061586540.post-51759159887862411472009-10-18T15:21:22.784-04:002009-10-18T15:21:22.784-04:00Light Pollution is bad for many people but I have a good tip for seeing better through this unnecessary pollution = purchase a night sight, even if it is of low grade, it can cut straight through the LP even in the town if you can find a spot where it is dark or shaded from direct street light. <br />They make the stars sharper and star showers leave trails that you do not get to see with the eye. <br />I live in a part of Scotland where the LP is very low but it does rain a lot ... maybe I should upgrade from IR to X-ray…….<br />It is not until you get about 20 - 30 miles out into the hills that the sky becomes its natural colour again but even there the IR night sight makes a massive difference in the sharpness of the night skies wonders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564488387061586540.post-87041734062733512202009-09-29T12:35:41.002-04:002009-09-29T12:35:41.002-04:00Well, I don&#39;t know how lucky I could consider myself as far as LP goes, I just moved down to Columbus, Ohio for graduate school, and the LP here is the worst I&#39;ve ever seen...Sean Weltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789448508935061607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564488387061586540.post-31382343315366537542009-09-27T04:34:08.042-04:002009-09-27T04:34:08.042-04:00Dear Sir,<br /><br />I stay in a place where I can just barely see the moon on clear nights, everything else is obscured by LP...<br /><br />You are really lucky...<br /><br />Clear skies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com