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¿Question #645?
LudesFactor: can you see the Milky Way at night where you live? (no, please, no candy bar answers)

MABBY: Kit Kat!!!!
LoupSolitaire: No, too much f-ing light pollution.
Woelf: Yes, on clear nights.
TiwazTyrsfist: The Cand... Oh wait. Um, on a good night, yes.
twixter: Not so much in the hazy Summer, but usually yes. I also see Andromeda and the Pleades.
MartinWin: Sometimes, when the sky is clear.
paulofcthulhu2: No. But we can from our cottage in Upstate NY.
Felimid: Nope. Too much night-time artificial light.
SpicyRamen: Yes.
xofour: sure they are way better than snickers. (sorry I am feeling rebelious tonight)
RFHolloway: No
theamazeeaz: I cannot.
Harkonnen13: No
Nekura: No. Light polution sucks.
MartinStever: No, but if I drive about 30 minutes west I get a great view.
mr. assist: yes
leorossi: yes
mrmarcus: No.
DHEK: Huh? Our galaxy IS the Milky Way... So how are we to see our galaxy when we're in it? Unless you mean the constellations and stars and all that that make up the huge galaxy, in which case then seeing any star or would mean we can see the galaxy...
elirlandes: No.
ZeroZilla: Nope. Stupid light-pollution.\
aleo09: no
Beyak: no
william_henshaw: if you cant your not out at night or you never look up
Numskull: Earth is part of the Milky Way, so I should certainly hope so.
POvidiusNaso: Nope.
Ebon Wendigo: Nope
Leo-T: no, but 10 miles south I can (further from the city of Cleveland)
Timicus: Yep
Geosmores: no i can not.
Tina and Steve: yes
ZiggyZambo: yes
dakyon: Yes, most of the time.
Brykovian: From my backyard on a perfectly clear summer night I can.
PsyJam: I wish.. I live in the city.
Son of Murray: From where I live, I'm lucky if I can see the Big Dipper.
greglios: I doubt it cos I live in London.
szilaj: Yep.
Beelzebub: No.
AngieBaby: yes
Cromaa: I can see the Milky Way from right where I'm sitting...it's right next to the Snickers bar. Sorry, couldn't resist.
jcarvin: From certain areas right outside of town but not from my backyard
Avatar_69: sometimes.
AxleKerrigan: Yes, if you wait a few minutes for your eyes to adjust.
vampywife: I'm not sure, I haven't tried.
John3: no
Kasper: yes, and the moon too....
Chris Page: No. And in Philadelphia, on the good nights I could make out the moon.
Deeghter: Yes, in clear nights you can see it perfectly well from Germany!
Mordachai: No.
Gamesmeister99: no
LemonyFresh: Aren't we in the Milky Way?
brainrob: No
capecastle: yes
jellospike: no, too bright. I can see Orion and Ursa Major, but that's about it.
_Kael_: No. Only orange greenhouse lights. Probably from all the wiet they're growing here
chrisisapimp: no
ssmooth: No, can you?
BaSL: never looked
Cerebus: Yes.
EDS Teioh: no, all I see are gunshot and hot rods and sirens
fizzix: I wish... lousy light pollution :<
skrutsch: I'm not sure. I thought I could, but maybe I can't. I'm not really up on stars.
sourwyrm: no
kimapesan: yes
tipigi: I sure can, can't you?
arkibet: yes, if I go away from the bay area.
tempus42: No.
puffinge: I don't know, I don't look up all that much.
Randy Cox: I guess it depends on the night and how hard I look. But, no, it's not just sitting up there begging me to see it.
slapdash: nope
shotokanguy: If I drove a few miles out into the country I probably could. I haven't tried it though.
mandj2001: yup
Lord_Prussian: No, I have to wear sunglasses at night
dakarp: nope.
jglazier: No
2amp: yes
Jern: Sometimes
AWildEep: No, too much light.
toulouse: probably
heli: somewhat
thoia: Yes.
Mosse: On a clear night, yes.
ginn5j: Faintly
isolated: Yes. Very little light polution in the mountains.
AlorielLelyn: Sadly, not anymore. When we bought the house we could.
gnomehome: I have no idea
tragicpoet: No, too much light pollution
sos1: Yes
fsumarc: no clue. lots of stars though.
GuyHill: usually not
RyanMC: yes
Blackwind: yes
manowarplayer: Yes
MisterCranky: Not unless I go to a window.
Bluenose: Yes
shumyum: yes, now that I moved from New York
chaddyboy_2000: I don't know.
chad56s: No
darthcliff: No
sdownin: Not really. Too close to the city.
netfilterz: No
P.O.G.G.: um.... never leave the basement, so no, I can't
BobDodgerBlue: No
HBGlover: Heh. In New Jersey we can count the number of stars we see on one hand, and we love it that way!
geberus: Yes
Reloaded: nope
louiseh: No.
KakarisMaelstrom: If it's in the sky, I can see it. This is a country town and the sky is clear every night.
djlg: yes
dougadamsau: just
Gomez: Yes
jttm: Nope
dietevil: Sometimes
Gonzaga: Maybe ... but I wouldn't find it ...
viogression: No. %@$#ing light pollution.
CDRodeffer: No, but I can from my parents' farm.
Ludocrazy: no
Mike A: Nope, but I can about 15 minutes away.
Shakar: I don't know that!
cad614: Yes
snoozefest: no
Melantha: yes.
Friendless: No, but you can at my brother-in-law's house. It's awesome.
Jim_P: Only if I look up at night.
CortexBomb: Yeah, we're in-between some urban areas here, but you can still get a nice view of the sky at night
sumo: No, sadly.
ValJor: No, too many lights, clouds, etc.
Flyspeck23: No.
Gelatinous Goo: sometimes
kimbo: Sadly, no.
Eric Haas: No
gamesnight: not often
skelebone: Yes, but it helps to get out of the city and away from the lights.
Spielfreak: no, too much ambiant light from the megalopolis. But I did see it last summer while traveling down the Colorado River in Moab, UT. Quite spectacular!