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Many of the World’s Greatest Observatories Suffer from Some Light Pollution

In a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers examined the levels of light pollution at astronomical observatories from around the world to better understand how artificial light is impacting night sky observations in hopes of taking steps to reduce it. But how important is it to preserve the scientific productivity of astronomical observatories from the dangers of light pollution, as noted in the study’s opening statement? “It is extremely important,” said Fabio Falchi, who has studied light pollution for the last 25 years, is a PhD student at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and lead author of the study.

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