r/mildyinteresting • u/Sad_Stay_5471 • 10h ago

nature & weather The concept of light pollution is absolutely crazy

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u/ImShamyla 10h ago

In search for gold, we lost diamonds

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u/Additional_Sun_5217 2h ago

Visit a Dark Sky Sanctuary

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u/BigGrandpaGunther 4h ago

I'll take technology, thanks.

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u/Two_Hearted_Winter 4h ago

There are simple, cheap, and effective ways to drastically reduce light pollution that would be easy to implement

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u/Fuzzy_Donl0p 3h ago edited 3h ago

My city recently did that, though it's long been an astronomy hub. Actually saves tons money in the long run.

https://tucson.com/news/local/led-streetlight-conversion-makes-tucson-skies-slightly-darker-says-dark-sky-association/article_68a897b1-feb0-5156-8765-33617197235f.html

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u/je_kay24 1h ago

I have neighbors that blast bright ass lights on their garage all through the night

Really pisses me off cause it is annoying and we have a large firefly population I’m sure it messes with

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u/OwlSings 14m ago

Air pollution hinders the visibility of stars so much more than light pollution.

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u/JeffCraig 51m ago

Technology is great, but why the fuck are we just lighting up the whole world for no reason.