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The northern lights have been blazing their beauty across Icelandic skies all last week, but it's a lot easier to watch nature's light show if the city lights themselves aren't so darn bright. So, on Wednesday night the Reykjavik city council turned off the lights in parts of the city so residents could ooh and aah at a clearer display.
The city street lights in most neighborhoods were scheduled to go dark between 10 and 11 p.m., though that time was reportedly extended when the northern lights were a little late to the party. Locals were asked to help by keeping the lights off in their homes. They were asked to drive carefully on the darker -than-normal streets, and the fire, police and power company were warned in advance, according to Iceland Monitor.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Unixnut on Monday October 03 2016, @04:01PM
I know how you feel, I had the same experience in the UK and the Perseids for the last few years.
And when I had to move back to the big city for work, the light pollution ruined everything. I am lucky to see three stars at night due to the glare.
It is so bad that since moving here 3 years ago, I have not once even bothered taking out my scope. There is not much to see, and I've taken all the pictures of the moon I can really want.
It really killed my hobby, although there are people in London that keep it alive. See here if you are interested: http://www.bakerstreetastro.org/ [bakerstreetastro.org]