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  1. Atlas of Worldwide Light Pollution

    Science · Space · · posted by michael · from the deepness-of-the-sky dept. · 234 comments
    mgarraha writes: "Researchers at the University of Padua and NOAA have analyzed DMSP data to produce a new atlas of night sky brightness due to artificial lighting. Previous maps only showed the distribution of light sources. Their paper will appear in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Here is an AP article."