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Totally agree.
I grew up in the mountains of Sardinia and I remember seeing the Milky Way right from my house.
For the same view, today, you have to travel km and km.

Greetings,
Antonello

Location: Eching, Bavaria, Germany.
Interests: Moon, planets, deep sky, comets, minor planets, astrophotography, archeoastonomy.
Bio: Italian amateur astronomer, living in Eching, Bavaria, Germany.
Observing sites: Bortle 3 (Bavarian Alps) and Bortle 5 (Eching, Bavaria, Germany).
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