I am pretty old and an avid outdoorsman and I have still only beheld the majesty of the full milky way in good conditions twice in my life (decades ago) and honestly 99.9% will live and die never knowing what they were robbed of. When you see it in good conditions it is awe inspiring and really does look like a river of stars. It’s not too late there are darkmaps you can use to plan a trip to see it while you still can from earth.
It’s funny you say that, I just acquired a Meade reflector telescope with computer-controlled motorized mount that belonged to my late grandfather and I’ve been meaning to drag it out into the country somewhere to see some stuff.
Must have been a lot more easy to become familiar with when people weren’t living in light pollution 24/7.
I am pretty old and an avid outdoorsman and I have still only beheld the majesty of the full milky way in good conditions twice in my life (decades ago) and honestly 99.9% will live and die never knowing what they were robbed of. When you see it in good conditions it is awe inspiring and really does look like a river of stars. It’s not too late there are darkmaps you can use to plan a trip to see it while you still can from earth.
https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/
It’s funny you say that, I just acquired a Meade reflector telescope with computer-controlled motorized mount that belonged to my late grandfather and I’ve been meaning to drag it out into the country somewhere to see some stuff.
It’s honestly amazing. I had no idea the milky way was so visible.