I live in a very rural yet not so far from San Bernardino and Victorville. Edward's af base keeps our skies dark and on the rain shadow side of the San Gabriel's. That fire rock just bam and was thick. Very formed and I saw key lime. Now the moon was just getting to rise and may have contributed to the color and thickness? Anyway I'm a novice at stars but I get around. Smiles if you ever want a nice dark sky to look at its me.