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My backyard astrophotography is fighting a losing battle with porch lights.
Every new house on the street adds another source of glare. At this rate, I'll have to pack up and head to the desert.
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martin.nora7mo ago
Porch lights make you move to the desert?
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charlesk887mo ago
Organize a neighborhood blackout, or just buy everyone blackout curtains.
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the_terry7mo ago
Hey @charlesk88, I dealt with something like this when new LED streetlights went in... they were way too bright for sleeping. At first, I thought about getting everyone to complain to the city, but that seemed like a hassle. Instead, I just bought blackout curtains for my place and told my immediate neighbors about them. A bunch of them ended up getting their own after seeing how well mine worked... it spread kind of naturally. Organizing a blackout might be fun for community building, but curtains solve the problem without any drama. In my case, the curtains were a sure thing while planning an event could have fallen through.
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