Twinkle twinkle little star how I wonder where you are
This past weekend I got to visit my uncle in Pittsburgh who just so happens to be an amateur astronomer. Naturally, during the course of my visit the topic of stargazing came up and, as is my custom, I invited him to the annual Star Party held not far from where my parents live in Nebraska. And, as always, he expressed his jealousy of our dark, starry nights. To be frank, I rarely considered the skies over Nebraska to be anything special–until I got a glimpse of the night sky in Pittsburgh. It was seriously like the difference between night and day. In Nebraska, one can see millions, if not trillions, of stars on a clear night. In Pittsburgh, it was difficult to make out many of the stars that are easily visible to the naked eye in Nebraska. Why is there so much difference you ask? It is an interesting phenomenon for certain–better known as light pollution.
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