Our power went out after a big thunderstorm, so I pulled out the work light that came in my Ryobi power tool combo set I thought I’d never use.

This outage is weird, the storm was intense, but it wasn’t until a good 10 minutes after the rain stopped that the neighborhood went dark.

It was very dark and very quite outside. The absence of streetlights was especially remarkable. They’re important for safety but a huge source of light pollution.