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light pollution

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light pollution
n.
Illumination of the night sky by electric lights, as in an urban area, that interferes with astronomical observation.
light pollution
n
the glow from street and domestic lighting that obscures the night sky and hinders the observation of faint stars


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On Tuesday, Petzold implored the Santa Clarita City Council to reverse the city's growing light pollution, which does more than obscure the view, he says.
GLARING WOES NOTED BY FOES OF NIGHT LIGHTS CITY ASKED TO TONE IT DOWN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
When he's not designing colorful inlays for guitars, Bob Crelin is a light pollution activist in Connecticut who helped push through a landmark bill to dim the nighttime glare in his shoreline town.
Finding the stars by Motavalli, Jim / E
Until recently, light pollution has been an environmental problem little known to the general public.
The sky's the limit: light pollution is making the night sky ... by Gent, Robert / Parks & Recreation
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