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Originally Posted by coldspace
What I mean is,
You will run out of objects to view visually if your light pollution is bad.
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In general terms that comment is correct. With "most" deep sky objects you see infinitely more, from dark skies than you do from suburbia.
However, there are plenty of people who have spent a lifetime observing the Sun, Moon, Planets, double stars and variable stars from suburban light polluted skies and never venture from their backyard. All of these types of targets are of course unaffected by light pollution. If you focus on these types of objects and go deep enough into them, there is enough to keep you going for several lifetimes without using a drop of petrol.
Me personally, I observe the moon planets and double stars occasionally from home and regularly travel to dark skies to observe DSO's.
Cheers,
John B