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No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4mw58 wrote

TIL about the Bortle scale. I live in a place that has bortle 4, but 10 minutes by car and its Bortle 2.

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4ooe3 wrote

Bortle 4 is not bad you can see a lot of stuff naked eye in bortle 4. Someone from a city seeing a bortle 4 sky the first time would probably be surprised.

I started in bortle 7 and still had lots of fun with my telescope.

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4qfhp wrote

Oh I forgot to say bortle 4 to bortle 2 is a huge difference. I would recommend using an app like astropheric to find a good night for astronomy and just drive out and look, no need for any equipment but if you have binoculars I would bring them.

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