re: #165 Bobibutu

The best I ever experienced was in the Flores Sea in Indonesia back in the 70s. An isle I was on was ~1500 miles in any direction from any significant population center with electricity. Zero light pollution.
Meteorites were visible every 5-10 seconds leaving red trails against the backdrop of the Milky Way cutting across horizon to horizon. Moonless nights were extra awesome.

My best skies were on night firing ranges at Knox (before the tracers killed night vision), the bottom of the Ramon Crater in the desert, and crossing Kwajalein lagoon in a converted landing craft.