Does the sky ever have an orange glow at night where you live?

Question

Half the sky at my house will turn to this bright orange at night because I live near a city. Does your part of the sky glow or is it completely dark at night?
I'm not talking about the northern lights. Although, I can see them sometimes here in Tennessee.

Oh yeah, it's possible to see them here. Take a look at these pictures.
http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/November%207%202004%20auroras/northernlights11072004.htm

Answer 1

Where I live, is outside the Kansas City area and way past the suburbs surrounding it. I'm out in the sticks with plenty of acreage surrounding me and the nearest house is a mile away. So, no orange haze from the greater metro area, just darkness and beautiful huge skies full of shiny bright stars and constellations. It's the best view ever.
By the way, that northern light photo from Tennessee... Glorious!

Answer 2

Yes, it gets like that here sometimes due to the city lights. It's kinda cool, actually. I like it when the moon is on the horizon. It doesn't really make the sky orange, but the orange colour of the moon, and the way it looks so close to Earth, is absolutely beautiful.

Answer 3

Depends on the cloud cover and the angle of the sun setting.

An overcast night in a city, the city lights bounce off the clouds. If its partly cloudy, the sun can hit clouds through the clear parts of the sky and change them all kinds of colors. Pink to flame orange.

Then there's times at dusk when the sun bounces off white clouds directly overhead and everything has a peach cast to it.

Answer 4

If you see the Northern Lights in Tenn you had better unplug everything as fast as you can and leave them unplugged until the lights stop or run the risk of damage because of the spikes coming off the electric grid

Answer 5

no thank goodness. I live in northern California around no big cities and right on the ocean. So no, no orange glow.

Answer 6

yes you do have some of the better glowing of the moons over the waters and over the trees, i lived in Tenn years ago and it was the moons that really caught my sight with the trees and lakes fields mountains being no longer their we have the moons here without anything going between you and the moon light here in Arizona they are super bright most of the time.

Answer 7

you can see the northern lights from tennessee? is that even possible? lol. weirdo skies are common near cities but i can't see thing at night cause i live in nyc and you can cut the layer or pollution fog with a knife. lol.

Answer 8

The sky turns red in washington.

Answer 9

There is an old saying.Red sky at night sailor's delight,red sky at morning sailor take warning.

Answer 10

It's dark because I live in the country and there are no lights.