light pollution

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can you see the stars where you are?

katsalot1 @katsalot1 (1618) 15 Feb 09

There is so much light pollution now, that in a lot of places you can't see the stars any more. Where I live, it is on the outskirts of a small town, so although there is often an orange glow in the sky, you can see the stars on a...

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These Killing Lights

xfallenxlostx @xfallenxlostx (2074) • United States 28 May 07

You never really notice how much the city lights wash out the stars until you are out of the city at night and you look at the sky. i was out kind of in the middle of nowhere visiting my aunt and uncle today. We left at about 10...

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science, astronomy, environment, life in general, light pollution, earth

nrnotrare @nrnotrare (631) • United States 10 Mar 07

Hello everyone..... I found this image and I thought some of you folks would enjoy seeing it. It really shows you just how much extra lighting we are polluting the sky with every night. It is making it very difficult for both...

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