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Reminds me how I like to ramble on to friends about how light pollution is a serious matter, and also of Paul Bogard's The End of Night (https://www.goodreads.c
by bernardino 8y ago
Reminds me how I like to ramble on to friends about how light pollution is a serious matter, and also of Paul Bogard's The End of Night (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131044-the-end-of-night https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131044-the-end-of-nigh...).
- johan_larson 8y agoSerious? Does anyone other than astronomers care about light pollution?
- logfromblammo 8y agoSome species of animals use celestial features to navigate or coordinate mating behavior. I think the most notable are sea turtles, whose hatchlings may be confused by artificial lights. Somnologists also care about light pollution, particularly the colors. One hypothesis is that artificial lighting interferes with health sleep patterns and behaviors. Bombardiers on nighttime missions do like to have lighted targets to aim at. ...it's not an issue that motivates many people, no.