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Anne
Joined: 04 Feb 2001
Posts: 123
Location: Napa, CA USA |
No Stars--Light pollution
 Wed Aug 15, 2001 2:21 am
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NOAA is now giving us a story about light pollution is stopping us from seeing the stars at night. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/Astronomy_and_Space_News/
I believe there are other better reasons--
CHEMSPRAYING!!!! |
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Lulu
Joined: 22 Dec 2000
Posts: 2501
Location: right here |
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Wed Aug 15, 2001 2:26 am
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This undated black and white handout composite satellite image shows the nighttime glow of artificial lights across the United States. According to the "World Atlas of the Artificial Night Sky Brightness," one in five human beings cannot see the Milky Way at night, due to the light pollution caused by artificial illumination. (AP Photo/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) |
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penumbra
Joined: 24 Apr 2001
Posts: 672
Location: North Carolina |
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Wed Aug 15, 2001 1:55 pm
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I hate light pollution! Last year I went to a small island out of the country. The amount of stars visible was overwhelming, Millions of stars. Currently I live outside the city limits of a small town near a major metropolitan area. Visibility of stars varies greatly, mostly due to chemhaze, chemfog, and low-level ozone. (smog) Lulu, I think I missed my chance to see the Perseids. It was so hazy here last night that I could only see a few stars, none well enough to identify. |
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Duncan Kunz
Joined: 19 Oct 2000
Posts: 582
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Thu Aug 16, 2001 3:50 am
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I'd read somewhere that Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, at around 8,000 feet altitude, has the clearest nights inthe contiguous US. Even though it's an all-day drive, I try to take my telescope up there once a year (in the summer, of course). The skies are absolutely superb.
Here in Arizona, I have to drive at least two hours to get away from the Phoenix/Mesa metro light pollution. |
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