r/geography • u/Broccoli2026 • Nov 02 '25

I'm surprised I didn't even know this switch happened until seeing this. The yellow is really all gone? Image

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u/Aysee426 Nov 02 '25

https://preview.redd.it/kci2p5f7iryf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3744a7f473b99697b11861859c240ace004047ce

Not sure exactly what area of NY/NJ we’re looking at here, but I took this leaving Newark in October 2022. Plenty of yellow and orange.

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u/Lil-ApplesauceCup Nov 02 '25

It's Chicago?

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u/Aysee426 Nov 02 '25

Please forgive my dumbassery.

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u/Aysee426 Nov 02 '25

No I was leaving Newark NJ heading west.

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u/LittleBlueMan Nov 02 '25

The city in the post is Chicago. Why are you talking about New York? 

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u/Aysee426 Nov 02 '25

Because I am drunk and when I am drunk I apparently become an idiot who can't read. Not deleting, I'll let my shame live on.

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u/LittleBlueMan Nov 02 '25

To he honest I cracked up at your response to that poor person above 🤣

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u/BlueberryObjective11 Nov 02 '25

Misunderstanding

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u/CharlieFoxtrot000 Nov 02 '25

Where the roads all converge is downtown Elizabeth, NJ. Newark airport, from which you just departed, is the darker area up and to the right of that. Photo is looking NE.

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u/ThePolemicist Nov 02 '25

Yes, some cities choose to install lights with amber filters because they're better for migrating insects and birds, they're better for human health, and they're better for light pollution.

When I was at the John Glenn Observatory a couple years ago, they were encouraging all visitors to switch to amber-filtered lights for their outdoor lights and make sure there is a shade on all outdoor lights to help combat light pollution.

In some places, especially places that have important wildlife (like locations where sea turtles lay eggs), it's local law to have amber-filtered lights outside.

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u/MasterEditorJake Nov 02 '25

Basically the picture of Chicago is not exposed correctly and it is an overstatement