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I had to rewind 4-5 times at 01:59, to get it right: "...unless near the North or South pole in the summer time..." It was a bit deeper, and by that harder to me to get it right, not on my native language.... THX for the experience :)
Thanks for this awesome episode. As an amateur astronomer, I think it's extremely important that people like you promote this and educate the public. It's really awe inspiring to see a truly dark sky... One thing that I'd wish you'd have touched on were LED lights. It's one of the things that are become more and more common and it's going to make it harder for amateurs like me to image the sky at night. I live in a fairly light polluted place, but I'm able to take really nice images of the night sky by using narrow-band filters (Hydrogen Alpha emissions, Oxygen, Sulfur, etc). These filters work wonders on Sodium or Mercury lamps because these lamps don't put out a continuous spectrum of light. LEDs on the other hand, do ... This means essentially the end of amateur astronomers in cities ... If you could do a second part on this, it would be amazing. There's more to this than just imagery...LEDs also impact circadian rhythms of plants, in a way that Sodium lamps, do not.
When I was a little kid, I’d stare at the night sky and every night when I do that, I’d promise myself to count all them, which I never could. I’d try to fathom just how far away they are and what it’d be like to touch them. Now it’s rare to see a single star on the sky, but every once in a while whenever I see one, I would reminisce about those times.
well did you know that the star you were watching is how they looked 4 thousand year ago. its becuase the star are so far that the light can only reach us 4000 years later
I can relate. One super clear night in the burbs I caught a glimpse and was taken back in time. I grabbed my little kids and laid down on the driveway. If my neighbors saw me I’m sure they thought I lost my mind. Anyway, it was a good time and I hope my kids remember that night well into their future.
i relate. i used to go out at night as a child to look at the stars and go catch fireflies, it was so fun. I had to move though, so i don't see them as much
I believe if anything is maximized after a certain point, it does opposite of what it should. News is supposed to give info, but too much of it and you'll less sure about things cause frankly, we don't know things! Movies and shows are supposed help you get out of boring times, too much of it and you'll be bored of them!
@@SatanenPerkele well, yes. but i guess to rephrase it, places with sounds only coming from wildlife. loud barking dogs in city streets are definitely not the work of nature, lol.
@@horse14t There was a time where a huge black out occurred probably in a provincial scale, I've seen the milky way and the pretty dust clouds and the bright stars. Is one of the most perfect night I've seen. One of the only few memories i don't want to forget.
The closest I ever got to seeing the real night sky was at a summer camp I went to as a child. I remember looking up at the familiar landmark of Orion's belt and being startled at how many more stars were in the sky than before.
Orion is my favorite konstellation. I live on a farm in the Netherlands and there is 0 light all around on the fields so I just take night walks and admire the night every night😁
Watching Milky Way with my eyes is one of the things I wanna do before I die update: finally got to see it few days ago 25th Oct 22 . 3 years after this comment. Drove 300km away from town in middle of nowhere and sky was clear. So beautiful and huge in person. Photos don't do it justice. I'll never forget that day.
Then do it. Its not difficult. You just have to travel away from the towns and cities. And once in a suitable location, allow at least an hour for your eyes to adjust.
I remember when I was a kid, you could see the whole night sky in Beijing, but as I grew up, the stars started to disappear. And on my 18th birthday, my parents took me to the montain area around Beijing with minimum artificial light. When I saw the sky full of stars again, I cried the whole night.
Many years ago, my buddies and I visited Mammoth Lakes, Ca in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. One night we headed out to watch the night sky. One adult Los Angeles friend who was with us, until that night had never seen a shooting star!
You should perhaps get glasses. I lost my ability to see them as the years went by and only the brightest remained. My prescription is actually low, -1.75 on the worst eyes. After getting glasses, I can see almost every single little star. I almost cried. I'm an avid stargazer on the balcony.
As a kid growing up in India, we were subject to power cuts over large parts of the state, in the summer, when we came out of our houses to admire the thousands of stars and the milky way which was amazing to watch. Words cannot explain how beautiful it is, you have to experience it yourself.
I remember being in a combat field while in the army, and while we were waiting to move at night, I put my night vision on and looked up at the sky and sat there amazed, just looking up for an hour straight while we waited. I could see every single star in the sky, where with my eyes I could see maybe a handful.
We used to have frequent power cuts when I was kid in Delhi, in the 90s. So we would make our beds on the roof of our house because it was cooler there. Sometimes I would stay up for hours into the night, just looking at the millions of stars visible above me.
I love the country, its the best. Swore i would never live in a city but here i am, in a little dump city in ct. People get too angry and rushed, inconsiderate driving etc. In the country its a different world, your buffered from the "real world"
Oh my. I lived in Malaysia and 9 years ago there are dozen of stars in the sky. Right now I can hardly find any. I never really knew what happened but I guess now I do
Shops leave their lights on all night and day, its a waste and drives the cost of your home electricity up. High rise office buildings all leave their lights on, street lights are spaced like every 50 feet or something, signs are lit, on every business frontage when they isn't even open at night, display windows is lit all night, though nobody be shopping at 2am, traffic lights I can understand, but at least half the night lighting, if not more, is just wasteful. Then there's car traffic headlights, those are getting brighter, and there's even daytime running lights (stupid idea). All the lighting is just edging us towards genetic blindness, we won't be able to see unless a supernova is burning our retinas with hard radiation.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 People made life more complicated. Nights exist for a reason, its a time to sleep and rest. But shifts and jobs exist now
I remember one night in my father's home town that electricity was turned off. When I looked up as a kid I was shocked beyond measure since I had grown up in the big city and had never seen anything like it. It was awe inspiring.
That's what dreams are made of. I try to do the same with my dad. When I take my dog out for a walk I ask my dad to join us and we lose ourselves looking into the night sky, staring at Betelgeuse and Venus.
One of the most moving experiences of my life was to see the Milky Way from Australia in 2005. Between Adelaide and Melbourne, 4 hours away from both, not a single artificial light was visible to the horizon. And the horizon was a long way away as it was so flat. Beautiful. Awe inspiring. I'd seen pictures of the Milky Way in astronomy books as a child, but had no idea you could see such sights without a telescope. It makes me sad that most people will never see it. A humbling experience.
Electrician here, who happens to love star light, whenever I’m asked to install lights outside, I’ve always pushed for less, I never win. Clients love the light, and city’s mandate it. I’ve know these facts for sometime and people look at me like I’m crazy when I explained it to them.
Try to get them to compromise and atleast use "dark sky rated" fixtures, they don't shine light directly into the sky by definition. And something everyone can do is go to your town board or city council meetings and advocate for the town to become a dark sky town that mandates dark sky compliance on all new installations.
9:45 As someone who is interested in astronomy, this scene honestly brought a tear to my eye. The Universe is a beautiful place and we should know it better.
@@erik-ic3tp really dude? more light = more light pollution = dark night sky with no stars mo light = not light pollution = bright sky full of star. This was literally the whole video.
Me and my brother randomly decided to sleep on the trampoline in November here in Canada when we saw the biggest and brightest and the most colourful shooting star. It lasted for a few seconds and changed to multiple colours as it burned up. It was such a special moment and it was even more cool that we later heard it on the radio and they were saying it was a once in a lifetime event.
😭 I go out to see the stars as often as I can. It’s so important to me, and light pollution is disrupting what could be an otherwise perfect and magical experience.
If there are not light pollution, we might see this beautiful sky. Some places on earth have less light pollution and you'll likely see so many stars, planets, and even milky way galaxy. I'd like to go to rural area with less light pollution. You will get the best experience if you go to mountain peak, middle of ocean, desert, or large meadow. Not only light pollution, cloudy sky also disturb us to see night sky. Some places on earth have clear sky all year round like Atacama Desert. It's the best place to see night sky 🌌✨🌠
well did you know that the star you were watching is how they looked 4 thousand year ago. its becuase the star are so far that the light can only reach us 4000 years later
People don't understand just how beautiful the night sky is without any light pollution. I mean, I had been an amateur astronomer for 2 years but I had only ever observed from the suburbs. This one time I got a chance to take my telescope out to a truly dark sky and believe me, it was sensational. I almost didn't use the telescope because I was too busy lying on the ground and admiring the beauty of the Milky Way. I can't really explain it because you have to experience it- it just cannot be put into words.
Yeah you practically need to be far, far away from cities and everything else just to have a chance at seeing such a majestic night sky. I still dream of the day when I can see it for myself...
I have never seen the true night sky in my entire life, only a dark, endless void without any light or stars.. And with the way that things are going recently, I'm afraid that I'll never see it, I'm afraid that I'll die without ever seeing it.
that's so sad man. i was once walk to a store to buy snacks with my nephew. i ask him, does he ever see stars on the sky, he said he knew stars but never knew how it looks like. i mean, he was right. the last time i can see stars on the sky is when i was 9 or 10. now i'm 26. i don't even have time to stare onto the sky anymore. too busy with my school, college, and now become a corporate slave, lol. sad life.
How old are you? Im 28 and ive seen it so many times as a child. It truly is a marvelous beautiful sight. Ive noticed just how dim it is now. But i dont think its from light pollution.
😢😢I lived in Africa and this is so true. Even here at night in all cities and towns the night sky has become so obscure, this wasn't apparent until a few decades ago. I only see the true beatiful rifts and nebula's in rural areas.
we had a storm here recently and it knocked out the power at night and I just walked outside...and...our world, solar system, galaxy, and universe.....are beautiful.
typed this in another video some years ago, relevant here as well: I remember back in 1996 while on board the USS Dubuque as a Marine, and one night I was guarding the boat deck doors while flight ops was happening. When the helicopter took off and waited for the "all clear" to sound so I can get back to bed, I looked up at the night sky and saw exactly what you see in the video, maybe even more so.(EDIT: Also a cloudless, moonless night!) Out in the middle of the pitch black pacific ocean, no lights at all save for the dull red blinking light at the top of the mast. Which didn't effect anything. I was simply mesmerized by the experience. Having lived near a large city (Atlanta) all my life, and only being able to see just a few bright stars. That night however, I was able to see the Milky Way and the whole sky just filled with stars was absolutely amazing. A few minutes later, they sounded the "all clear", but I didn't care I stayed there to stare up at the stars for a while longer.
I live in western Europe and can only see a handful of stars during nighttime... I still remember how amazed I was by the stars, during a night tour through the Egyptian dessert with my parents back in nov 2000. I was 9 years old at that time...
There are still 9 planets (or more) in our solar system. Pluto should have never been downgraded. The IAU's definition of a planet is just wrong, i. a. because 1. it exludes exoplanets. 2. it uses a criterion for a planet that was only used in one study in more than 200 years, and that was in the early 19th century, namely the criterion that a planet must clear the neighborhood around its orbit. 3. no planet in our solar system except Mercury fulfills this criterion, and Mercury had help from the Sun. edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/10/world/pluto-planet-status-trnd/index.html www.quora.com/Will-Pluto-eventually-clear-its-neighborhood-and-become-a-planet
I was a kid the last time I really saw the night sky, so when I saw it again recently I was filled with an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia and sadness. I’d completely forgotten that stars exist. How sad is that
This video happened to be recommended and I kid you not, it's one of the best and inspiring video I've seen recently. I'm living in a city where such sophisticated sky is never seen. Man, if I could see this at every night, I would've never distracted by anything else in night again.
@@rat341 perhaps not but then, I know better how to use contractions when replying to a statement . Even then you did not spell it right... can not in contraction form is spelled "can't not cant" learn how to write before you pick on another's'
It is amazing when you stand there and can see enough detail to get the idea of the three-dimensional nature of the thing you are looking at. It really is breathtaking.
Papa Waffles 🙋🏾♀️ I totally agree - it’s incredible to witness 👌, for me I stargaze often and the Australian outback is amazing to try it in, I got to see a meteor shower in Sydney city and it looked like little gold flecks in the sky, next time went to the blue mountains observatory and saw a meteor shower it was literally as if the black sky was raining gold 🌌 the interference of light creates an unbelievable difference
Couple a years ago I moved to small town in germany and one night when I looked at the sky and it was so nice. At that day I did not see stars for about 5 years. It was nice. It is very sad that we can not enjoy it everyday. I really miss old days when there were not a lot of lights
Drove 9 hrs to Big Bend National Park in Texas specifically for Stargazing, and I have to admit that it was TOTALLY worth it. I saw about 20 shooting stars of all sizes and shapes, the milky way was beautiful, but my favorite part was the twinkling of the stars. The night starry sky is so alive that I just lay there for 6 hrs straight.
Little bread Hongjoon Hey don’t take it out on my air conditioning. It’s hot as blazes here in Miami. Can’t you just steal all the light bulbs or something. 😆
I remember when I went into a cave when I was younger. The tour guide was kind enough to turn out all of the artificial lighting when we were in the deepest part so we could experience total darkness (we were told not to move for the 1 minute the lights were out). I doubt I'll ever experience that kind of total darkness outside of another cave.
this is such an important topic. the night sky is such an awe-inspiring, humbling, breathtakingly beautiful sight. everyone should be able to experience it. their is truly nothing that could compare. you'll never marvel about the creation of everything, our part in this world and at our unimaginably vast universe quite like when staring at the ever- present starry night sky. that overwhelming feeling is unparalleled. love this video!!! xx btw that transition from the intro clip into the logo was magical, so seemless hehe
It seems sad that in my limited experience with life i have only ever seen at most bortle level 4 and this was outside of the city aswell it seems nearly impossible to see a truly dark sky now. It seems like it would be amazing to see the milky way and be able to distinguish planets from stars.
@@dan78789 no im not implying anything XD just that i haven't been to any remote location. i know there is no evidence of a creator and i truly support the scientists that are trying to uncover the truth. its just that when you are in a light polluted environment its difficult to distinguish say mars with another star without knowing what you are looking for.
I live in the Atlanta Metro area and saw my first true dark sky last year in Ecuador while volunteering at an animal refuge deep in the Amazon. Our living quarters were on a clearing up on a hill and we decided to have a campfire on one of our last nights there before flying back to Atlanta. I had never seen so many stars in my life. I felt so small. It made me realize all my problems, all my fears and all all my failures don't matter when compared to everything going on in the universe. At the time I was suffering through depression, and seeing the beauty of the universe before me, at the top of that hill, somehow was comforting. I could feel all my burdens disappearing. I stared at that sky for hours while listening to the sounds of the rainforest at night. Truly an amazing experience that I'm sad I cant easily have again due to all the light pollution here in the States.
This was absolutely beautiful and amazing. I am going to share this video with all of my former students and use this video in my AP Environmental Science class. This is a wonderful resource for APES teachers to have. Thank you so very much.
I remember being at summer camp once and we could choose to spend one night outside under the stars. (No tent or cabin just you on a mat) And we had a mini star show. I could see a lot of stars but I woke up in the middle of the night and there were so many stars. It was more than I'd ever seen. So pretty!
9:45 even the blurred out stars in the back looked sooo beautiful, i literally had chills. rlly just wanna see them once, wanna experience outerspace one day
Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence
0:26 that was actually such a profound statement, beyond just the night sky. People are brainwashed into “just think positive” to the point that they ignore their shadows by “over lighting”. AKA sit in the sun too long you get burned. Sometimes you need to sit in the shade/relax at night (in the “negative”) to heal.
I moved from Syria to Europe in 2015 and since then I couldn’t see this outstanding night sky. As a kid me and my family used to go to our village to spend the holidays there. Well differently than in Europe, we mostly only have flat roofs in Syria, so in hot summer nights me and my siblings and cousins took our mattresses and went to the roof of they house to sleep there. I can perfectly remember seeing the Milky Way every freaking night and it was always such a great experience. Counting shooting stars until we fall asleep 🥹😭 I really miss my country and all these memories. May god give me a chance to go back and visited once again in my lifetime.
I remember when I was a small child we used to go our village on vacations. We used to sleep on the terrace, under open sky. What a beautiful sight it was. Now, light pollution is ruining that also.
Sure, if you give your eyes a few minutes ahead of time to adjust to the darkness. Also, not everyone would be able to see it because of the giant burning ball of plasma in our sky.
Another thing, I just hate our local norm of lighting systems where we usually choose those bluish LED lights if any. Well, there might be expensive warm white chandelier stuff on those big stores but all I needed was a warm white light. There was a 7W or so warm white light my dad purchased back then. At my room was a 12W regular cold white light, so I just replaced it with the warm white light. At first I noticed a drop in the luminance, but watching this video, I'm now grateful for that change I did, and I felt some sort of an improvement in my sleep cycle.
In places in the world where there is no consistent electricity, let alone many screens, people just go to sleep when it gets dark. Anecdotally, I'd argue that you being a night person is more to do with light (pollution) than natural rythm :)
I love darkness... Because, darkness makes me feel safe, assured, and is comforting. Plus, I can hide in it and be not be disturb by anyone else that will try to tame or harm me...
Going into the dark is and can be intimidating. But that should not discourage you to enjoy the dark. The dark sky, like the video stated, is truly beautiful. This is a experience modern people have lost and I felt really really sad about.
I stayed a night in the Sahara dessert once and the nightsky was the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen, everyone should at least see it once in my opinion, it was absolutely breathtaking
when i was 4 i visited relatives in mexico and i still vividly remember looking up and seeing SO MANY stars. i didnt even get to see the milky way, but all those stars alone impressed me so much. ill never forget that sight. i really hope one day i‘ll be able to see the actual night sky.
I remember when I was younger, you could actually see the stars. Now you can barely even see maybe one or two in the sky where I live. It’s sad that some people never get to see what the night sky actually looks like.
I’ve had the privilege to be born on the countryside, and live in city. I’ve got to say. There is something magical and awe inspiring when you get to see the clear sky and all its stars in all the glory this universe has to offer. Breathe taking to say the least. I hope everyone gets to experience it.
Privilege of countryside? You know, cities are much better. Roads, stuff u can buy, restaurants, buildings, opportunities, money, entertainment, and much more.
I grew up on the east coast with a lot of light pollution and had no idea how orange the sky was until I lived in Nevada and was introduced to a hot spring a couple of hours away from the closest city so I could see the night sky clearly. I think it was 1 or 2 on the Bortle Scale, absolutely breathtaking. There's nothing I miss more than being able to see a wide open clear sky in the middle of the night while soaking in a hot spring, especially when a lunar eclipse was happening. I hope to see a drastic drop in light pollution in the near future.
8:23 I really like Mr. Wren gave the final thought at the end of the video. We, living our life, have to take care of a lot of things, from the small ones to really big ones. We sometimes have to struggle with other human beings just to have our own place. Well, actually the entire history of humankind tells a different story, where we see mostly wars and conflicts, so "sometimes" may not be a good choice of word. But then, if we all care for universe science, or, a much more simple thing, a clear night sky. If we look up to it, spend some quiet moments with it, we will realize how small and lucky we are to be alive, to exist. We will understand the universe better, but ultimately, ourselves better. We could then appreciate life, stop fighting and live together in peace and harmony. This is how a very simple thing that we take for granted as the sky could have a huge impact on how we perceive things, life, thus change how we act. When I was a kid, I usually looked up the sky, staring it for a long time in a quiet night, alone. That may sound weird, but I suggest you try it. You will find peace, a moment of your own. I have developed a curiosity for science, especially astronomy since those moments.
I live on a farm in Australia and find this so amazing that this is a problem for so many people am never going to take the night sky for granted again.
At 10:18 It's crazy how easy it is to see the light polution. Look at corners of the screen. It's fully black. We can see the cone of light spreading at the bottom left corner as well.
I have been to Alaska and Aleutian Islands, where a great deal of stars/astronomy can be viewed. Its an experience I would recommend for anyone who really wishes to see, with their own naked eyes, how many 'stars are really out there'. It helped me place light pollution effects and atmosphere in perspective. Its a huge effect.
When I was around the age of 10 I was able to see so many stars as I grew up I hardly see 1 or 2 stars wish I could turn back time and experience that moment again
My mind felt like it had literally popped when I used a night vision monocular and looked up to the skies. I was gobsmacked by just how much of those stars that I have never seen in all my life before. To only realize at my age now, just how much more of the night sky has been kept hidden in plain view is incredbly depressing.
I live in Venexuela, during the years of 2017 and 2018 there were a lot of blackouts and elecricity shortages, howeveer, there were once a problem that caused the biggest blackout in venezuela's histtory, the complete country of venezuela and part of brazil were completely dark. I certainly have never experience something more beautiful in my life, the sky... was covered up full of stars, they' were so bright that they could iluminate our steps, it was a very unique experience that no one can have. I just hope that I can experience that again, just one more time.
@@SaintDiaz I never thought that someone would read my comment, eemmm yeah it's still terrible in general terms, but in electricity-wise terms, we don't have that many blackouts anymore, there were few last year and they were not often. But if you would like to know more about the current state of Venezuela in general I suggest you to read bbc news about Venezuela
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Don't be afraid of the dark. Go enjoy it! And keep looking up. Visit www.darksky.org/ to learn more
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This video is given me major deja Vu and I'm not sure you upload this before or I just saw video like it years ago
I had to rewind 4-5 times at 01:59, to get it right: "...unless near the North or South pole in the summer time..." It was a bit deeper, and by that harder to me to get it right, not on my native language.... THX for the experience :)
Hey I live not to far from the Big Bend National Park
Stellarium rocks! And it's licensed under GNU public license. Free to use, share, and modify. Props to the creators.
Thanks for this awesome episode. As an amateur astronomer, I think it's extremely important that people like you promote this and educate the public. It's really awe inspiring to see a truly dark sky... One thing that I'd wish you'd have touched on were LED lights. It's one of the things that are become more and more common and it's going to make it harder for amateurs like me to image the sky at night. I live in a fairly light polluted place, but I'm able to take really nice images of the night sky by using narrow-band filters (Hydrogen Alpha emissions, Oxygen, Sulfur, etc). These filters work wonders on Sodium or Mercury lamps because these lamps don't put out a continuous spectrum of light. LEDs on the other hand, do ... This means essentially the end of amateur astronomers in cities ... If you could do a second part on this, it would be amazing. There's more to this than just imagery...LEDs also impact circadian rhythms of plants, in a way that Sodium lamps, do not.
Light pollution is so annoying. Even in suburbs it’s hard to see stars.
I actually don't remember trying to see the night sky. It's there, I just rarely think about it
I love astronomy so in the future I plan to move to states like New Mexico or Montana were the night sky is lit up like a starry night.
A punch in the face lets you see many stars.
America, and big cities are like this.. try visiting europe, about 5 miles outside the city you see a clear sky like you were never in lights
Incorrect. Europe has largely the same issue. Mostly northwestern Europe.
Thank you for shedding light on this problem. We lived in the dark for too long.
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Your a good person. Have a good day.
Ha he ho ho. Your so punny
MrTwinkls Haha, great puns!!
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It would be cool if we had a “No Light” Day once a year so we can experience this every once in a while
YES IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL
Yes this is a great idea! People have tried an hour of no light and stuff but a lot of people don't participate
Have you heard of earth hour?
mushi So THAT’S what it’s called
They do in Bali
When I was a little kid, I’d stare at the night sky and every night when I do that, I’d promise myself to count all them, which I never could. I’d try to fathom just how far away they are and what it’d be like to touch them. Now it’s rare to see a single star on the sky, but every once in a while whenever I see one, I would reminisce about those times.
well did you know that the star you were watching is how they looked 4 thousand year ago. its becuase the star are so far that the light can only reach us 4000 years later
I can relate.
One super clear night in the burbs I caught a glimpse and was taken back in time.
I grabbed my little kids and laid down on the driveway. If my neighbors saw me I’m sure they thought I lost my mind. Anyway, it was a good time and I hope my kids remember that night well into their future.
i relate. i used to go out at night as a child to look at the stars and go catch fireflies, it was so fun. I had to move though, so i don't see them as much
Same. I miss those stars. I really miss them. I want to see them again, and again, and again
what?! you cant see a star
Ironic that lights are preventing us from seeing.
Deserves more likes
The thing used to see makes it harder to see
😢makes me sad to die without seeing the beautiful purple sky
Society
I believe if anything is maximized after a certain point, it does opposite of what it should.
News is supposed to give info, but too much of it and you'll less sure about things cause frankly, we don't know things!
Movies and shows are supposed help you get out of boring times, too much of it and you'll be bored of them!
you should also do a video on how we are losing silence!
specifically, how we are losing places that have no sounds made by humans
@@SatanenPerkele well, yes. but i guess to rephrase it, places with sounds only coming from wildlife. loud barking dogs in city streets are definitely not the work of nature, lol.
When I worked at a Guest Ranch in WY, I experienced silence. The only sounds? The wind and birds. Awesome.
Yes that would be interesting. So mysterious
That's an excellent idea!
bruh onetime i hiked around 4 miles into a forest and i could still hear cars
This is the saddest news in my life. I love the night sky. Especially the moon. The stars. The sense of peace in it.
I want to see how the moon looks in a true night sky now! :(
@@horse14t There was a time where a huge black out occurred probably in a provincial scale, I've seen the milky way and the pretty dust clouds and the bright stars. Is one of the most perfect night I've seen. One of the only few memories i don't want to forget.
@@Astania08 Lucky :(
I've had power outages before but nothing big enough to see the milky way
@@horse14t Maybe neighboring places are too bright..
@@Astania08 Likely.
We live just on the edge of our grid so often when our power goes out our neighbours behind us are perfectly fine.
The closest I ever got to seeing the real night sky was at a summer camp I went to as a child. I remember looking up at the familiar landmark of Orion's belt and being startled at how many more stars were in the sky than before.
Fun fact: there's also an Orion's penis. They didn't want to include it in the constellation but it's there
Orion is my favorite konstellation. I live on a farm in the Netherlands and there is 0 light all around on the fields so I just take night walks and admire the night every night😁
@@simplekid4328 It's called the Horse Head nebula because he's h-
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Same. But even those stars are fading. There used to be billions in the sky, and now it's only millions.
Watching Milky Way with my eyes is one of the things I wanna do before I die
update: finally got to see it few days ago 25th Oct 22 . 3 years after this comment. Drove 300km away from town in middle of nowhere and sky was clear. So beautiful and huge in person. Photos don't do it justice. I'll never forget that day.
Me too😢😢😢
@@IvanIvanov-gb5zx thanks!
Then do it. Its not difficult. You just have to travel away from the towns and cities. And once in a suitable location, allow at least an hour for your eyes to adjust.
@@anftrew3775 Bruh dont expect something to people they cant do yet, Support them, not repeating the "Point". 😑🙃
I've done it already 😉
I remember when I was a kid, you could see the whole night sky in Beijing, but as I grew up, the stars started to disappear. And on my 18th birthday, my parents took me to the montain area around Beijing with minimum artificial light. When I saw the sky full of stars again, I cried the whole night.
Many years ago, my buddies and I visited Mammoth Lakes, Ca in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. One night we headed out to watch the night sky. One adult Los Angeles friend who was with us, until that night had never seen a shooting star!
Same in Chengdu; We can't see much of anything in the city. I visited the 'Autonomous Tibetan Areas' and there you can see everything...
You should perhaps get glasses. I lost my ability to see them as the years went by and only the brightest remained. My prescription is actually low, -1.75 on the worst eyes. After getting glasses, I can see almost every single little star. I almost cried. I'm an avid stargazer on the balcony.
bro cried cause he saw stars lmfao
@@cimi93x ok pothead
As a kid growing up in India, we were subject to power cuts over large parts of the state, in the summer, when we came out of our houses to admire the thousands of stars and the milky way which was amazing to watch.
Words cannot explain how beautiful it is, you have to experience it yourself.
Same in Pakistan too
As an Indian, I have not experienced any of that 😭
@@aaravdiwakaristhebest you probably Live in big cities of India or rich State like Maharashtra, Tamilnadu
Where do u stay in India? I can't see the milky way even during blackouts 😢
@@butterfly.10855 Delhi
I remember being in a combat field while in the army, and while we were waiting to move at night, I put my night vision on and looked up at the sky and sat there amazed, just looking up for an hour straight while we waited. I could see every single star in the sky, where with my eyes I could see maybe a handful.
Never actually have seen the true night sky in person :(
Really is one of the most beautiful thing I ever seen. I had to go to the Dominican republic to see a real night sky but it was still worth it
That's super sad acctualy
I am sad for you i was so lucky to have seen it and it will change your life it did for me
We used to have frequent power cuts when I was kid in Delhi, in the 90s. So we would make our beds on the roof of our house because it was cooler there. Sometimes I would stay up for hours into the night, just looking at the millions of stars visible above me.
You absolutely have to make it a must on your bucket list, it’s a sight like no other.
This is the reason why I love the country/rural areas so much, it’s much easier to see the stars and the night sky
where are you living if I may ask?
Some Random Edgy Guy Iowa
I love the country, its the best. Swore i would never live in a city but here i am, in a little dump city in ct. People get too angry and rushed, inconsiderate driving etc. In the country its a different world, your buffered from the "real world"
@@donfields1234 ok grandpa
me too
I love rural areas
You're telling me we traded all the tiny lights in the sky for the tiny lightbulbs in our houses?
Oh my. I lived in Malaysia and 9 years ago there are dozen of stars in the sky. Right now I can hardly find any. I never really knew what happened but I guess now I do
Shops leave their lights on all night and day, its a waste and drives the cost of your home electricity up. High rise office buildings all leave their lights on, street lights are spaced like every 50 feet or something, signs are lit, on every business frontage when they isn't even open at night, display windows is lit all night, though nobody be shopping at 2am, traffic lights I can understand, but at least half the night lighting, if not more, is just wasteful. Then there's car traffic headlights, those are getting brighter, and there's even daytime running lights (stupid idea). All the lighting is just edging us towards genetic blindness, we won't be able to see unless a supernova is burning our retinas with hard radiation.
Exactly. Why on earth do you need bloody lights at night? Aren’t you, you know, supposed to be asleep?
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 People made life more complicated. Nights exist for a reason, its a time to sleep and rest. But shifts and jobs exist now
Aren't there streetlights anyway? I don't think the dim lights coming from houses is the cause of star invisibility
I remember one night in my father's home town that electricity was turned off.
When I looked up as a kid I was shocked beyond measure since I had grown up in the big city and had never seen anything like it. It was awe inspiring.
Its so beautiful, i could cry. Its sad we dont see this every night.
Hey verified person
I wish i was born on 1800
Yeah I thought that it’s just where I live as to why I don’t see stars but now I realize the real reason lol
i shed a tear not gonna lie
@@commissargab6181 I wish I was born in Bc and every night see starry sky no matter where you are
I remember when I was young, I and my dad often lay down on the meadow in front of our house and watched a sky full of stars. Now the sky is blank :
That's what dreams are made of. I try to do the same with my dad. When I take my dog out for a walk I ask my dad to join us and we lose ourselves looking into the night sky, staring at Betelgeuse and Venus.
@@AL-SH sure you do buddy
@@mmafia793 ?
@@AL-SH you can see betelgeuse from earth with no telescope???
Without light, we'd be blind.
Without darkness, we'd be blinded.
That’s something to think about
@@rishitaumasankaran7159 I published it.
@MindDrift
I see, my mistake. Sorry
with civ we're always blind
@Pugazhan Sathyamurthy clever
One of the most moving experiences of my life was to see the Milky Way from Australia in 2005. Between Adelaide and Melbourne, 4 hours away from both, not a single artificial light was visible to the horizon. And the horizon was a long way away as it was so flat. Beautiful. Awe inspiring. I'd seen pictures of the Milky Way in astronomy books as a child, but had no idea you could see such sights without a telescope. It makes me sad that most people will never see it. A humbling experience.
Electrician here, who happens to love star light, whenever I’m asked to install lights outside, I’ve always pushed for less, I never win. Clients love the light, and city’s mandate it. I’ve know these facts for sometime and people look at me like I’m crazy when I explained it to them.
Is there any way you can recommend the type of fixtures that don't aim upwards or have shielding to avoid some light pollution?
M McCoy best to put your outside lights on a motion detector, why have them on if nobody is around?
Same either. I'm an electrician too
Try to get them to compromise and atleast use "dark sky rated" fixtures, they don't shine light directly into the sky by definition.
And something everyone can do is go to your town board or city council meetings and advocate for the town to become a dark sky town that mandates dark sky compliance on all new installations.
9:45 As someone who is interested in astronomy, this scene honestly brought a tear to my eye. The Universe is a beautiful place and we should know it better.
Same here.
Same.
Look closer it's less beautiful
(I mean yea it's beautiful but, planets and stars probably boring)
@@ThatOneProFloppaTheBest Nope
@@ThatOneProFloppaTheBest have you looked at close up photos of stars/planets/groups of them? its so beautiful!
I absolutely hate light pollution. I hate that we are so disconnected from the natural rythms of the earth. There is nothing we can't ruin
Could not agree with you more!
@CL Melonshark I definitely see your point but we're not doing it very well tbh 🤷
@CL Melonshark lmao I live near central london you can never see stars at night 😭😭😂
Bro what even are stars
@@Epiccatqueen-un1ew ? Wht s nglsh?!....?
When I was in Africa in the darkest region I looked up and saw everything. It was a sight beyond words.
"All that light comes with a dark side" - I seeeee what you did there...
Haha same i noticed
congrats, einstein
“There’s yin and yang again. The brightest places have the darkest,emptiest skies!”
-Vsauce(2013)
In which video did he say that?
@@erik-ic3tp really dude? more light = more light pollution = dark night sky with no stars
mo light = not light pollution = bright sky full of star. This was literally the whole video.
@@nickanderegg3161,
I meant Vsauce not this channel.
*2014
@@erik-ic3tp "What's The Brightest Thing In the Universe?" by Vsauce
I feel if more people in the city saw the real night sky, they’d have better perspective on life.
Feel better kid
And how it could suck less?
hence, the flat-earthers are usually urbanites lurking in cyberspace.
I live in Los Angeles and I see it whenever I go camping. What makes u think living here doesn’t allow you to have a good perspective on life?
For me, I’m happy that I don’t get to see it all the time. Because whenever I do, I can appreciate it more than someone who sees it every night.
Me and my brother randomly decided to sleep on the trampoline in November here in Canada when we saw the biggest and brightest and the most colourful shooting star. It lasted for a few seconds and changed to multiple colours as it burned up. It was such a special moment and it was even more cool that we later heard it on the radio and they were saying it was a once in a lifetime event.
😭 I go out to see the stars as often as I can. It’s so important to me, and light pollution is disrupting what could be an otherwise perfect and magical experience.
Let me take you to the stars mahhh lady
If there are not light pollution, we might see this beautiful sky. Some places on earth have less light pollution and you'll likely see so many stars, planets, and even milky way galaxy. I'd like to go to rural area with less light pollution. You will get the best experience if you go to mountain peak, middle of ocean, desert, or large meadow. Not only light pollution, cloudy sky also disturb us to see night sky. Some places on earth have clear sky all year round like Atacama Desert. It's the best place to see night sky 🌌✨🌠
@@PluetoeInc. w rizz
@@Wide_Frisk04180 fr
well did you know that the star you were watching is how they looked 4 thousand year ago. its becuase the star are so far that the light can only reach us 4000 years later
People don't understand just how beautiful the night sky is without any light pollution. I mean, I had been an amateur astronomer for 2 years but I had only ever observed from the suburbs. This one time I got a chance to take my telescope out to a truly dark sky and believe me, it was sensational. I almost didn't use the telescope because I was too busy lying on the ground and admiring the beauty of the Milky Way. I can't really explain it because you have to experience it- it just cannot be put into words.
Neither do they care.
@@hmuphilly9129 speak for yourself
Yeah you practically need to be far, far away from cities and everything else just to have a chance at seeing such a majestic night sky. I still dream of the day when I can see it for myself...
@@cameraredeye3115 not just far away, but also high in a hill mountain to avoid the skyglow.. even in sub rural areas its terrible still
Are there known locations where you can see the stars?
I have never seen the true night sky in my entire life, only a dark, endless void without any light or stars.. And with the way that things are going recently, I'm afraid that I'll never see it, I'm afraid that I'll die without ever seeing it.
that's so sad man. i was once walk to a store to buy snacks with my nephew. i ask him, does he ever see stars on the sky, he said he knew stars but never knew how it looks like. i mean, he was right. the last time i can see stars on the sky is when i was 9 or 10. now i'm 26. i don't even have time to stare onto the sky anymore. too busy with my school, college, and now become a corporate slave, lol. sad life.
True
join the club alot of people dont see it
Go to a park or a road trip and you'll see them
How old are you? Im 28 and ive seen it so many times as a child. It truly is a marvelous beautiful sight. Ive noticed just how dim it is now. But i dont think its from light pollution.
😢😢I lived in Africa and this is so true. Even here at night in all cities and towns the night sky has become so obscure, this wasn't apparent until a few decades ago. I only see the true beatiful rifts and nebula's in rural areas.
we had a storm here recently and it knocked out the power at night and I just walked outside...and...our world, solar system, galaxy, and universe.....are beautiful.
I love it when the power goes out
DO YOU NEVER WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN YOUR ALSO NOT PREVENTING YOURSELF FROM SEEING IT BUT EVERONE
typed this in another video some years ago, relevant here as well:
I remember back in 1996 while on board the USS Dubuque as a Marine, and one night I was guarding the boat deck doors while flight ops was happening. When the helicopter took off and waited for the "all clear" to sound so I can get back to bed, I looked up at the night sky and saw exactly what you see in the video, maybe even more so.(EDIT: Also a cloudless, moonless night!) Out in the middle of the pitch black pacific ocean, no lights at all save for the dull red blinking light at the top of the mast. Which didn't effect anything. I was simply mesmerized by the experience. Having lived near a large city (Atlanta) all my life, and only being able to see just a few bright stars. That night however, I was able to see the Milky Way and the whole sky just filled with stars was absolutely amazing. A few minutes later, they sounded the "all clear", but I didn't care I stayed there to stare up at the stars for a while longer.
Wow
the things im willing to do to experience this...
💕
@@itsgeet As someone who has experienced it from their childhood, you HAVE to have it happen to you once. It's... indescribable.
I live in western Europe and can only see a handful of stars during nighttime...
I still remember how amazed I was by the stars, during a night tour through the Egyptian dessert with my parents back in nov 2000.
I was 9 years old at that time...
"Back in my day there used to be 9 planets and a Galaxy visible to naked eye."
rather 2, Andromeda is, although barely, visible to the naked eye
whose quote is it?
9 planets with the naked eye?
How is that even possible?
@@ThunderWolf2100 Rather 4. The large and small magellanic clouds are also galaxies visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere.
There are still 9 planets (or more) in our solar system. Pluto should have never been downgraded. The IAU's definition of a planet is just wrong, i. a. because
1. it exludes exoplanets.
2. it uses a criterion for a planet that was only used in one study in more than 200 years, and that was in the early 19th century, namely the criterion that a planet must clear the neighborhood around its orbit.
3. no planet in our solar system except Mercury fulfills this criterion, and Mercury had help from the Sun.
edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/10/world/pluto-planet-status-trnd/index.html
www.quora.com/Will-Pluto-eventually-clear-its-neighborhood-and-become-a-planet
8:22 gived me goosebumps how profound words was said by that man
It is remarkable how beautiful, even with the pollution, that the day and night skies are.
I was a kid the last time I really saw the night sky, so when I saw it again recently I was filled with an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia and sadness. I’d completely forgotten that stars exist. How sad is that
That’s beautifully tragic
''Consider putting ur phones away at night''
Me: watches at midnight
Me at 2:03 am lol
I'm watching this video at 4am on my laptop xD
Me too, but I use the blue light filter on max, so that's ok then. Right? /s 🤣
Dammit, me too🙋🏾♀️, but Im trying to change up my sleep schedule
I'm watching the radio but it's 12:00 noon.
This video happened to be recommended and I kid you not, it's one of the best and inspiring video I've seen recently. I'm living in a city where such sophisticated sky is never seen. Man, if I could see this at every night, I would've never distracted by anything else in night again.
as an adult the one thing I do miss seeing is the Milky way of my childhood every night I pray to see it once more before my journey is done
I think you are still in your childhood because you cant even speak english...
@@rat341 perhaps not but then, I know better how to use contractions when replying to a statement . Even then you did not spell it right... can not in contraction form is spelled "can't not cant" learn how to write before you pick on another's'
Move to Australia
@@rat341 this isn't an English exam. Op's statement is understandable enough.
honestly, your comment gave me a brain aneurysm lol... had to read it a couple of times to even understand 1/4th the way
What if we just take the light pollution... and push it somewhere else
There you are again!
Russia..... Let's send it to Russia 😁😂😁
We are willing to take it, in India. We can use it to supply light to regions that don't have electricity yet.
Modern problems require modern solutions.
@@GerryBolger and violent delights have violent endings
*pew*
I've seen the milky way twice in my life and it was the most beautiful thing I've seen in my life.
@@nglimanoob3817 prntscr.com/ofdkac
It is amazing when you stand there and can see enough detail to get the idea of the three-dimensional nature of the thing you are looking at. It really is breathtaking.
KubiiikK 24 no
Papa Waffles 🙋🏾♀️ I totally agree - it’s incredible to witness 👌, for me I stargaze often and the Australian outback is amazing to try it in, I got to see a meteor shower in Sydney city and it looked like little gold flecks in the sky, next time went to the blue mountains observatory and saw a meteor shower it was literally as if the black sky was raining gold 🌌 the interference of light creates an unbelievable difference
I've had the opportunity to see it once. To see it is truly amazing and can't be explained how powerful it is to see it!
Couple a years ago I moved to small town in germany and one night when I looked at the sky and it was so nice. At that day I did not see stars for about 5 years. It was nice.
It is very sad that we can not enjoy it everyday. I really miss old days when there were not a lot of lights
Drove 9 hrs to Big Bend National Park in Texas specifically for Stargazing, and I have to admit that it was TOTALLY worth it. I saw about 20 shooting stars of all sizes and shapes, the milky way was beautiful, but my favorite part was the twinkling of the stars. The night starry sky is so alive that I just lay there for 6 hrs straight.
"Cleaning up the night sky is easy, just turn out the light."
Let me just go blow up the city power plant real quick
Ha ha ha... Go learn humor please
It's a GRID for a reason.
Little bread Hongjoon Hey don’t take it out on my air conditioning. It’s hot as blazes here in Miami. Can’t you just steal all the light bulbs or something. 😆
@@rat341 you, too.
Well that's one way to do it
I remember when I went into a cave when I was younger. The tour guide was kind enough to turn out all of the artificial lighting when we were in the deepest part so we could experience total darkness (we were told not to move for the 1 minute the lights were out). I doubt I'll ever experience that kind of total darkness outside of another cave.
Carlsbad caverns where like that in the fifties and sixties.
Same here.
Go into your room at night but don’t turn on any lights and close your curtains. You’re welcome
"I could never imagine living in a world without light"
*Yeah that would be dark*
Badumtss
I get that reference :)
That is from Death Note Anime...
How cavemen feel when night
Funny joke
As someone who lives in rural Australia I think I’m pretty lucky to see most of the stars
Who cares stars are boring anyways
@replyingtoclowns
What are some things you consider not boring? I’m curious, not judging
@@zoasis7805he's just a bad troll. don't feed em.
@@Replyingtoclowns why do you think they are boring?
@@Replyingtoclowns ratio bozo
this is such an important topic. the night sky is such an awe-inspiring, humbling, breathtakingly beautiful sight. everyone should be able to experience it. their is truly nothing that could compare. you'll never marvel about the creation of everything, our part in this world and at our unimaginably vast universe quite like when staring at the ever- present starry night sky. that overwhelming feeling is unparalleled. love this video!!! xx
btw that transition from the intro clip into the logo was magical, so seemless hehe
It seems sad that in my limited experience with life i have only ever seen at most bortle level 4 and this was outside of the city aswell it seems nearly impossible to see a truly dark sky now. It seems like it would be amazing to see the milky way and be able to distinguish planets from stars.
@@dan78789 no im not implying anything XD just that i haven't been to any remote location. i know there is no evidence of a creator and i truly support the scientists that are trying to uncover the truth. its just that when you are in a light polluted environment its difficult to distinguish say mars with another star without knowing what you are looking for.
I live in the Atlanta Metro area and saw my first true dark sky last year in Ecuador while volunteering at an animal refuge deep in the Amazon. Our living quarters were on a clearing up on a hill and we decided to have a campfire on one of our last nights there before flying back to Atlanta. I had never seen so many stars in my life. I felt so small. It made me realize all my problems, all my fears and all all my failures don't matter when compared to everything going on in the universe. At the time I was suffering through depression, and seeing the beauty of the universe before me, at the top of that hill, somehow was comforting. I could feel all my burdens disappearing. I stared at that sky for hours while listening to the sounds of the rainforest at night. Truly an amazing experience that I'm sad I cant easily have again due to all the light pollution here in the States.
This was absolutely beautiful and amazing. I am going to share this video with all of my former students and use this video in my AP Environmental Science class. This is a wonderful resource for APES teachers to have. Thank you so very much.
This was their most beautiful video to date! Loved the soundtrack along with the shots of the night sky.
How about the creepy dude reveal?
I remember being at summer camp once and we could choose to spend one night outside under the stars. (No tent or cabin just you on a mat) And we had a mini star show. I could see a lot of stars but I woke up in the middle of the night and there were so many stars. It was more than I'd ever seen. So pretty!
9:45 even the blurred out stars in the back looked sooo beautiful, i literally had chills. rlly just wanna see them once, wanna experience outerspace one day
Oh my gosh, I just feel so sad (sad is an understatement) knowing that all my life I don't get the opportunity to see this.
The night sky looks so beautiful 🥺🌌 I hope we can safe the Dark skys🌟
Its times like this when im glad to live in New Zealand next to the Mt John Observatory :)
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
**epic guitar strumming*
0:26 that was actually such a profound statement, beyond just the night sky. People are brainwashed into “just think positive” to the point that they ignore their shadows by “over lighting”. AKA sit in the sun too long you get burned. Sometimes you need to sit in the shade/relax at night (in the “negative”) to heal.
Can't believe such a beautiful night passes over me *every night* but due to -light pollution- ,I have missed a single day of my life
I just said that. I'm 28 and never experienced the true night sky.
Last time I was this early, I could see the Milky Way
Sprinkle of Suga Lol didn't expect to see BTS fan here. Hello kpopper
@@ZERO_ULTRA kpoop
ZERO RUM I’m interested a wide variety of things, so I’m kinda everywhere!
See your name and your profile pic made my day.
@@sprinkleofsuga7186 kpoop
The only starry night sky I can see is the wallpaper I use on my smartphone... Man that's sad
You city kids
@@buzzlightyear6960 how dare they be born in an urban environment! :rage::rage:
@@buzzlightyear6960 sorry dude, i apologise for being born in london.
I moved from Syria to Europe in 2015 and since then I couldn’t see this outstanding night sky.
As a kid me and my family used to go to our village to spend the holidays there.
Well differently than in Europe, we mostly only have flat roofs in Syria, so in hot summer nights me and my siblings and cousins took our mattresses and went to the roof of they house to sleep there.
I can perfectly remember seeing the Milky Way every freaking night and it was always such a great experience. Counting shooting stars until we fall asleep 🥹😭 I really miss my country and all these memories.
May god give me a chance to go back and visited once again in my lifetime.
"When the shadows are devoured by even darker shadows , the curtain pulls back and reveals..."
alot of stars
Is that a motherloving Yu-Gi-Oh reference?
@@dwirandypradhika6752 absolutely.
I remember when I was a small child we used to go our village on vacations. We used to sleep on the terrace, under open sky. What a beautiful sight it was. Now, light pollution is ruining that also.
Same 😭😭 I miss that big sky full of stars.
Lol I disliked your comment for no reason 😊
@@Mars.224 lol i dislike your comment for no reason 😊
@@Mars.224 I dislike you as a human for no reason
What if we make everyone on earth to turn off their light aources for 10 minutes...
Could we see milkyway instantly?
Just curious.
Sure, if you give your eyes a few minutes ahead of time to adjust to the darkness. Also, not everyone would be able to see it because of the giant burning ball of plasma in our sky.
@Pugazhan Sathyamurthy he means "the entire earth" but one side is always lit up, earth cant be completely dark at all times
just the region at night.
without red goggles, your eyes need about 30 minutes to adapt to darkness.
Clouds hates stars
I hate clouds
@wassupwyd no they don't. You just think they do
Another thing, I just hate our local norm of lighting systems where we usually choose those bluish LED lights if any. Well, there might be expensive warm white chandelier stuff on those big stores but all I needed was a warm white light. There was a 7W or so warm white light my dad purchased back then. At my room was a 12W regular cold white light, so I just replaced it with the warm white light. At first I noticed a drop in the luminance, but watching this video, I'm now grateful for that change I did, and I felt some sort of an improvement in my sleep cycle.
So glad I live way out on the dark countryside. The night sky is beautiful!
Man...i wanna see it too :(
Man i wanna see it too
0:09 "…but we are not natural creatures of the night."
Hi, apparently we've never met…
In places in the world where there is no consistent electricity, let alone many screens, people just go to sleep when it gets dark. Anecdotally, I'd argue that you being a night person is more to do with light (pollution) than natural rythm :)
😂😅 nice to meet you fellow nite 🦉
"BioniclesaurKing4t2"" yeah right... ur just a stupid kid
migthy potato says the guy who can’t spell “mighty”
@@rat341 Open quote, double close quote. Never seen that one before.
I love darkness... Because, darkness makes me feel safe, assured, and is comforting. Plus, I can hide in it and be not be disturb by anyone else that will try to tame or harm me...
I'm glad that i live in countryside and i ser that sky every night
Going into the dark is and can be intimidating. But that should not discourage you to enjoy the dark. The dark sky, like the video stated, is truly beautiful. This is a experience modern people have lost and I felt really really sad about.
When you actually get to experience a real dark night sky it’s a whole different story. One of the most beautiful things ever.
I stayed a night in the Sahara dessert once and the nightsky was the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen, everyone should at least see it once in my opinion, it was absolutely breathtaking
when i was 4 i visited relatives in mexico and i still vividly remember looking up and seeing SO MANY stars. i didnt even get to see the milky way, but all those stars alone impressed me so much. ill never forget that sight. i really hope one day i‘ll be able to see the actual night sky.
Thanks Joe for doing 9:46 this part without lighting on your face, eventhough recording any video demands it. You're a good man
I remember when I was younger, you could actually see the stars. Now you can barely even see maybe one or two in the sky where I live. It’s sad that some people never get to see what the night sky actually looks like.
I have never seen Milky Way either. And I used to think that seeing it a luxury, and only in rare moments one can see it 😔
Same here 😐
I'm sorry to hear you both haven't seen the milky way - if you can travel somewhere dark in the future it's definitely worth it!
averydwbh737 thank you, I hope I can 😄
Esmer you’re welcome! 😊😊 awesome!
i live out in the country and it's like the stars pierce through the sky its beautiful
3:21 we're a 2 on that scale
Imagine being so ignorant in LA not knowing what a galaxy is that when the lights are out you freak out?
it has become so difficult to see darkness.
I as a child took it for granted now it's extremely difficult to show it to children.
Joe:
Me: *Turns up screen brightness to see the stars better*
😂
I searched for this because i was wondering where are all the stars i used to see as kids gone
And all I find is bs nonsense explanations too.
This is a crap story.
That intro was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
I’ve had the privilege to be born on the countryside, and live in city. I’ve got to say. There is something magical and awe inspiring when you get to see the clear sky and all its stars in all the glory this universe has to offer. Breathe taking to say the least. I hope everyone gets to experience it.
Privilege of countryside? You know, cities are much better. Roads, stuff u can buy, restaurants, buildings, opportunities, money, entertainment, and much more.
I remember seeing the pure night sky in a hill station....so many stars, it was the most beautiful thing I’ve even seen
I grew up on the east coast with a lot of light pollution and had no idea how orange the sky was until I lived in Nevada and was introduced to a hot spring a couple of hours away from the closest city so I could see the night sky clearly. I think it was 1 or 2 on the Bortle Scale, absolutely breathtaking. There's nothing I miss more than being able to see a wide open clear sky in the middle of the night while soaking in a hot spring, especially when a lunar eclipse was happening. I hope to see a drastic drop in light pollution in the near future.
8:23 I really like Mr. Wren gave the final thought at the end of the video. We, living our life, have to take care of a lot of things, from the small ones to really big ones. We sometimes have to struggle with other human beings just to have our own place. Well, actually the entire history of humankind tells a different story, where we see mostly wars and conflicts, so "sometimes" may not be a good choice of word.
But then, if we all care for universe science, or, a much more simple thing, a clear night sky. If we look up to it, spend some quiet moments with it, we will realize how small and lucky we are to be alive, to exist. We will understand the universe better, but ultimately, ourselves better. We could then appreciate life, stop fighting and live together in peace and harmony. This is how a very simple thing that we take for granted as the sky could have a huge impact on how we perceive things, life, thus change how we act.
When I was a kid, I usually looked up the sky, staring it for a long time in a quiet night, alone. That may sound weird, but I suggest you try it. You will find peace, a moment of your own. I have developed a curiosity for science, especially astronomy since those moments.
And by the way, the night sky is the most BEAUTIFUL thing you would ever see!
GREAT WORDS!! 👍👍👍
@@BrandonSmith-gb7cw Thank you!
I live on a farm in Australia and find this so amazing that this is a problem for so many people am never going to take the night sky for granted again.
I was thinking of the out back and wondering how much light pollution is there in the more remote areas.
Watching this on my laptop in bed at 4:20 AM. You might be on to something.
At 10:18 It's crazy how easy it is to see the light polution. Look at corners of the screen. It's fully black. We can see the cone of light spreading at the bottom left corner as well.
I have been to Alaska and Aleutian Islands, where a great deal of stars/astronomy can be viewed. Its an experience I would recommend for anyone who really wishes to see, with their own naked eyes, how many 'stars are really out there'. It helped me place light pollution effects and atmosphere in perspective. Its a huge effect.
25 years ago i saw the stars and milky-way!! ❤️
When I was around the age of 10 I was able to see so many stars as I grew up I hardly see 1 or 2 stars wish I could turn back time and experience that moment again
Seeing a clear night sky is my dream since childhood... I just hope someday i can see it...
Light pollution is the scotopic of today’s video.
My mind felt like it had literally popped when I used a night vision monocular and looked up to the skies. I was gobsmacked by just how much of those stars that I have never seen in all my life before. To only realize at my age now, just how much more of the night sky has been kept hidden in plain view is incredbly depressing.
I am watching this at 2.40am :D Thanks for your suggests by the way
Another insomniac here. Just changed my iPad to night mode.
I live in Venexuela, during the years of 2017 and 2018 there were a lot of blackouts and elecricity shortages, howeveer, there were once a problem that caused the biggest blackout in venezuela's histtory, the complete country of venezuela and part of brazil were completely dark.
I certainly have never experience something more beautiful in my life, the sky... was covered up full of stars, they' were so bright that they could iluminate our steps, it was a very unique experience that no one can have.
I just hope that I can experience that again, just one more time.
Is Venezuela still terrible after socialism struck?
@@SaintDiaz I never thought that someone would read my comment, eemmm yeah it's still terrible in general terms, but in electricity-wise terms, we don't have that many blackouts anymore, there were few last year and they were not often.
But if you would like to know more about the current state of Venezuela in general I suggest you to read bbc news about Venezuela