The Earth's atmosphere scatters artificial light which is sent up into the sky, and drowns out the view of many stars and galaxies.
Light. In the form of light pollution in the night sky.
Limited observations because of the light pollution. Can you see that there are actually two stars very close together in the center of the handle of the big dipper?
Air pollution like smog, or smoke and fumes from factories.
Air pollution Water pollution Light pollution
The Milky Way is always there, day or night. The bending of light through space is how we see it, but we can only see it or see it the best if the sky is clear (light or no clouds) and has only light pollution. Heavy clouds, rain, heavy pollution, as well as city lights can interfere with humans being able to see anything in the night sky.
Deserts usually have little cloud cover and humidity, both of which interfere with visibility. Most telescopes are located far from cities so there is little light pollution.
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Light pollution is not a crime yet, but buildings should atempt to reduce it. Light pollution is still a crime against the environment.
Light pollution does not affect astronauts, it affects astronomers.
They can't interfere.
Light pollution has two types of impacts: * A bright sky makes it more difficult for astronomers to smake observations * Local lights can impact breeding cycles and litter sex distributions in several species of animal (e.g. minks). This is important as hte female minks are more valuable to the mink farmer.
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