Light Pollution Responses and Remedies |
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| Author:
| Mizon, Bob |
| Series title: | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4471-0669-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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Light-pollution is the modern scourge of optical astronomy. More and more observing sites are being lost as the glare of city lighting blots out the night sky. Professional astronomical observatories are located far from cities, but amateur astronomers often do not have this luxury. This book considers the two available strategies open to astronomers - get rid of the light pollution by lobbying Authorities and Standards Organisations, and minimise its effects by using the correct...
More DescriptionLight-pollution is the modern scourge of optical astronomy. More and more observing sites are being lost as the glare of city lighting blots out the night sky. Professional astronomical observatories are located far from cities, but amateur astronomers often do not have this luxury.
This book considers the two available strategies open to astronomers - get rid of the light pollution by lobbying Authorities and Standards Organisations, and minimise its effects by using the correct instrumentation. The book contains an extensive detailed catalogue of deep-sky and other objects that - despite what one might believe - can be seen from variously light-polluted sites, for practical observers.