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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by fch42 on Saturday May 11, 2024 @07:30AM (#40327472)
If you ever have the chance to see the Milky way from Namibia, the Andes, the Western Australian desert, you may revise your view there. The dust clouds and star streams extend far out and make it appear like "standing on the bridge of as starship". It looks very 3D. Still not colorful, but immersive and so much detail.

Alas, in the northern hemisphere, we've been pretty good eradicating nighttime darkness (and a lot else besides ...).

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Re:Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora by marssaxman on Saturday May 11, 2024 @05:18PM (#40330698)
In the northern hemisphere, you can enjoy that view - spectacularly - from Mauna Kea. I had never before realized that you could perceive depth in the sky.
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