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 ====light pollution==== ====light pollution====
  
-  * see [[Ast_light_pollution|Light Pollution]] for details.+  * see [[light_pollution|Light Pollution]] for details.
   * if the air around us was completely clean and pure, free of all dust, pollutants and light, this issue wouldn't be so crucial. But that's sadly not the case. All the dust and pollution that is suspended in the air scatters light in all directions.    * if the air around us was completely clean and pure, free of all dust, pollutants and light, this issue wouldn't be so crucial. But that's sadly not the case. All the dust and pollution that is suspended in the air scatters light in all directions. 
   * the primary sources of this photonic pollution are street/city lights (like outdoor building lighting) and the moon (full moon being the worst). **To minimise the effects of the moon, move to higher altitudes to decrease the amount of air particles which scatter the moonlight and impair viewing.**   * the primary sources of this photonic pollution are street/city lights (like outdoor building lighting) and the moon (full moon being the worst). **To minimise the effects of the moon, move to higher altitudes to decrease the amount of air particles which scatter the moonlight and impair viewing.**
photo/ast_viewing.txt · Last modified: 2026/04/16 10:06 by gary1

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