Light pollution

Light pollution is harming us all

Sunday, April 6, 2014 / Environment, Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

If you have been reading this blog for a few years, you know it : I am very much interested in astronomy and even happen to practice it from time to time. But this is becoming harder and harder globally because of light pollution. But is light pollution really a pollution ? YES, as it …

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Assessing and ending light pollution

Saturday, March 21, 2009 / Astronomy / 1 Comment

Light pollution is a major problem for astronomers in most if not all countries (see map) . But for the International Year of Astronomy this may change with the following initiative. Globe at Night allows astronomers to easily assess the phenomenon with a series of charts. By watching the Orion Constellation, it is simple to …

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