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If anything, this just shows how much light pollution there is today. The sky was so much more vibrant back then. It wasn't "4 stars," but a smattering of nebula, galaxies, our own Milk Way, and other stars that made up constellations.
But even still, the sky was a canvas that held stories and allowed humans to find their way.
Edited some autocorrects,
I'dtoif, etc.I used to live out in the country and the constellations looked like what they said a lot more than in the burbs where I am now.
The last time I was in a reasonably dark place I looked up and saw Leo, Taurus, and a satellite passing overhead and started weeping at the beauty.
I miss stars.
Many years ago I did an canoe trip down the Green River through Canyonlands National Park in Utah. We camped next to the river, in the canyons, and was 50+ miles from the nearest city. I was legitimately moved to tears seeing full Milky Way in all its glory.