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> Still, even on school caving trips in the middle of nowhere, I don't
> recall seeing many stars in the night sky. I presume they're still there,
> we just can't see them any more.
http://www.astro-travels.com/pictures/Europe-Light-Pollution.jpg
On the above map my house is on the border of a green/yellow region and I
can make out a huge number of stars on a clear night, the Milky Way is also
just barely visible on a really good night. I don't know exactly where MK
is on that map, but it looks a bit red/orange around there :-(
Don't forget you need to go outside for at least 20 minutes or so for your
eyes to get fully adjusted to the dark, initially it might look like only a
dozen or so stars are visible, but after a few minutes you will see hundreds
more.
BTW if you're interested, one of the brightest "stars" in the sky at the
moment is actually Jupiter.
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