light pollution
noun
: artificial skylight (as from city lights) that interferes especially with astronomical observations
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The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, according to NOAA.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To catch the spectacle, head far from light pollution and look near, but not directly within, the Gemini constellation.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Living in the inner city in L.A., there’s smog, light pollution, sound pollution; we’re towered by these skyscrapers and all these street lights — our access to seeing the stars is blanketed.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Sign up here Up to 80 percent of Americans can’t see the Milky Way due to light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To catch the spectacle, head far from light pollution and look near, but not directly within, the Gemini constellation.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Living in the inner city in L.A., there’s smog, light pollution, sound pollution; we’re towered by these skyscrapers and all these street lights — our access to seeing the stars is blanketed.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Sign up here Up to 80 percent of Americans can’t see the Milky Way due to light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Light pollution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20pollution. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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