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The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it (www.space.com)

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Given the harmful effects of light pollution, a pair of astronomers has coined a new term to help focus efforts to combat it. Their term, as reported in a brief paper in the preprint database arXiv and a letter to the journal Science, is "noctalgia." In general, it means "sky grief," and it captures the collective pain we are experiencing as we continue to lose access to the night sky.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Look up a light pollution map for your area, it will show you the darkest parts around you to go see the sky for what it really is. Usually within an hour or 2 of anywhere there is a place dark enough to see the milky way with your own eyes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you! I've been wanting to take a long exposure night sky. And your advice is perfect!