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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How bright will it be? Will we lose complete darkness at night? That would be a huge bummer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It’ll be about as bright as a full moon, but obviously it won't be as big. The light will be concentrated in a much smaller point. It'll "drown out" some of the other stars you would usually be able to see, but the night won't suddenly be super bright at all times.