I have been an astronomer for most of my life, and even after all these years I love "looking up." It never gets old. I can observe the moon, the planets, nebulae, galaxies, and everything else in the cosmos time and time again without losing my sense of awe, amazement, and interest. I want to know more.
But one of the things that screws up the view of the night sky is light pollution. It gets worse every year, and not much is done about it. The public is misinformed by the companies that make lighting fixtures, and even the power companies. But there have been studies and studies that show that many lights to not a secure place make.
Soon it will be impossible to see the night sky from even the suburbs. Forget about the cities already. But things are being done, thankfully.
I just ran across this link, and it piqued my interest. It's a "Declaration in Defence of the Night Sky."
From the site.... This initiative is designed as an international campaign in defence of the quality of the night skies and the general right to observe the stars, open to the participation of all scientific, cultural and citizens' associations and institutions related to the defence of the firmament.
We definitely need to save the night skies for the generations to come.
Please do your part.
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