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Menu Blog About ISS Project How you can help Contact Mysterious Light Sources March 2, 2020 March 4, 2020 ~ Alex Altair ~ 5 Comments I got my first telescope in 2017, in time for the Great American Eclipse . I started paying attention to the concept of light pollution, including finding detailed maps of what places had high or low amounts of light pollution. After looking up nearby areas that were potentially good for stargazing, I got curious, and started just looking around at what all the light pollution
My first find was when looking over my home state of Maine. At first glance, everything looks normal. Bright spots for the two biggest cities, Portland and Bangor. Scattered lights over the whole coast. Pitch black over Baxter State Park.
But wait, what’s that other bright spot? It looks almost as bright as Portland. I’m not familiar with a city there.
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