Blue skies at 3am?

Just an informal poll to see if anyone else has noticed how much brighter the night sky seems lately. I was doing a search for an unrelated topic and found this guy.....
in5d.com...
I was actually doing a search for this topic earlier this month when I first noticed it, for three days straight there were no stars visible to the south at 3am even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Not sure if it's related to solar activity or some atmospheric effect but I know it don't look right.

The picture he took was at 10:30 pm. The sky is normal. It´s more brighter because of the fullmoon and the clouds, which reflect and disperse the light. Saw this quite often. But I would like to see a picture from the sky you have seen at 3 pm.

Originally posted by Trublbrwing
Just an informal poll to see if anyone else has noticed how much brighter the night sky seems lately. I was doing a search for an unrelated topic and found this guy.....
in5d.com...
I was actually doing a search for this topic earlier this month when I first noticed it, for three days straight there were no stars visible to the south at 3am even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Not sure if it's related to solar activity or some atmospheric effect but I know it don't look right.

Yes. I have.

I can't say that I have noticed that, but I can say that I have noticed that the moon seems to be a lot bigger on some nights lately than I can ever remember. A few nights in the last few months it has been scary huge by my perception. Though truthfully, I can't claim to have noticed the moon every night of my life either, so I might have missed it.

Sorry but the sky is not blue.

It's pitch dark out there.

Currently looking at the vastness of space... it's as dark as ever...

Please see an eye doctor

If you live in Antarctica, this may be normal this time of year... not sure.

Rofl

Mostly cloudy skies + full moon = brighter than usual night skies

the clouds help spread the moonlight even more.

It's possible you are seeing "false dawn" also known as "zodiacal light"

The past few weeks it's been broad daylight at 4am, but this is called Summer where I come from.

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I was actually doing a search for this topic earlier this month when I first noticed it, for three days straight there were no stars visible to the south at 3am even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Not sure if it's related to solar activity or some atmospheric effect but I know it don't look right.

It's called light pollution, and it is a serious problem:

en.wikipedia.org...

I assume that you live in the countryside that you find this unusual. The city to the south of you is ruining your sky.

Originally posted by FractalChaos13242017

If you live in Antarctica, this may be normal this time of year... not sure.

Normal for the north right now, I see sunset around 10 or 11ish in the northeast- the sun reflects back on a weird angle and my western view is blocked by trees. When I look north, it's quite bright up there

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Blue Sky's at 3am?

OK. But where are the "BLUE" Sky's?

I will use a line from one of my favourite Comedy's.

Shirley You can't be serious?

The sky is blue and there is nothing you can do!

Originally posted by Pedro4077
Shirley You can't be serious?

And don't call me Shirley!



RIP Leslie Nielsen !

Oh and I forgot to add... Was looking at the sky the other night and it was tremendously bright. But as always, it was completely normal. There is something fascinating about the sky at 2am, you can stare at it for hours. A kind of blissful peace and impending doom surrounding the enormity of it all.. awe inspiring.