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Re:Light Pollution Map by shagie on Friday April 23, 2021 @01:17PM (#26916916)
I'd suggest taking a road trip and go out to Panamint Springs outside of Death Valley. I forget if it was Zabriskie Point or Father Crowley Vista Point when I was there... but I felt that I could see all the stars that night. There was a distant glow to the east that was Vegas and another glow to the south west that was LA.

This also has an advantage that it's dry and so you don't get clouds as much.

Though, specifically for the Milky Way: https://darksitefinder.com/how-to-see-the-milky-way/

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Re:Light Pollution Map by tshaddox on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:23PM (#26919357)
We stayed 2 nights at the hotel there in Panamint Springs back in December, and even right outside the cabins (and nowhere near a new moon) the Milky Way was clearly visible after letting your eyes adjust for a few minutes. This was in the parking lot where there’s no real attempt at avoiding nearby light pollution.
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