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Title
Saving the starry night : light pollution and its effects on science, culture and nature / Patrizia Caraveo.
Uniform Title
Il cielo รจ di tutti. English
ISBN
9783030850647 (electronic bk.)
3030850641 (electronic bk.)
9783030850630 (print)
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-85064-7 doi
Call Number
QB51.3.L53
Dewey Decimal Classification
522
Summary
This book takes a close look at our relationship with the sky, the stars, light and darkness. In particular, it examines how light pollution has interfered with the culture of astronomy and our ability to appreciate this essential facet of our natural world. The sky has always held significance for humanity, in both cultural and scientific terms. And yet we persistently pollute it with (sometimes unnecessary) light in our obsessive desire to chase away the darkness. This effectively switches off the stars, hampering our ability to enjoy one of the most inspiring sights nature has to offer to humankind. In addition, too much light is hazardous to both our health and that of the fauna and flora of this planet. This book also features a comprehensive look at the current controversy regarding efforts to expand internet access through the launch into low Earth orbits of thousands of new satellites, which will pollute the night with moving lights while filling to saturation the capability of the circumterrestrial space. This conflict does not mean that the interests of astronomy and those of space technology have to be at odds, and potential compromises are explored between the satellite initiative and the desire to maintain a dark, radio silent sky.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 19, 2021).
Chapter 1
The sky as a cultural heritage
Chapter 2
The fascination of light
And that of darkness
Chapter 3
Earth at Night
Chapter 4
Artificial lights as a health hazard
Chapter 5
Artificial lights' impact on flora and fauna
Chapter 6
How do we measure the sky darkness?.-Chapter 7
What can we do?
Chapter 8
Searching of the darkest places
Chapter 9
Full immersion in the radio waves
Chapter 10
A sky full of satellites
Chapter 11
Who gave permission?
Chapter 12
Proposals to mitigate adverse impact.
