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ricardo9505 t1_ixxkbp6 wrote

Jesus! How much of this would you say is visible to the naked eye? I'm a city kid.

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Matt_NZ t1_ixxt5u9 wrote

I'd like to go down to Tekapo and do the stargazing tour...but it's a case of timing a booking right for a day that has clear skies

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CustomerNormal t1_ixy30uj wrote

Replying to misschzburger (#701,186)

My grandparents house is in the country and some nights I can make out that galaxy with the naked eye. It's definitely not that visible nor detailed but I can tell there is a large cluster of stars. With clear skies and no moon that is.

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beerintrees t1_ixy5s3r wrote

Replying to ricardo9505 (#700,606)

I lived in this town for 2 years. The streetlights are capped and face down and is a light pollution free area. It’s also in the Makenzie basin which is wild and sprawling and just beautiful. There’s an observatory on top a near mountain as well. Needless to say the skies are gorgeous most of the time and you can see a lot with the naked eye.

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gimpwiz t1_ixy8w8b wrote

Replying to ricardo9505 (#700,606)

In dark areas, the milky way core and a field full of stars is easily visible to the naked eye. If you look, you'll see stars shimmering in different colors. But the color between stars is generally never visible to the naked eye, except for when it's a reflection of other, closer light scattered off the atmosphere.

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welshgiggsy t1_ixybwxe wrote

Amazing place. You can do a star gazing tour at the hot spring baths there - lying in the hot waters, looking up at the incredibly dark skies.

Was very lucky to do it on a cloudless, moonless night, one of the best things I ever did.

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yfaimac t1_ixyhle4 wrote

Seeing those streak light more and more in Astro photography just makes me angry. Elon is the worst.

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Punk_Says_Fuck_You t1_ixyk4fx wrote

Replying to ricardo9505 (#700,606)

Not quite like this picture. I’ve been to this area. It’s a dark sky reserve. You can see more than most other places in the world but not quite as bright as this image. It’s still amazing to see in person though.

If this makes sense…imagine you put a thin black piece of paper you can kinda see through over this image. It will dull it down and lower the brightness. That’s kinda how it looks in real life.

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Pyrallis t1_iy2amzx wrote

I've been to Tekapo! I'd go back in a heartbeat.

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