[HN Gopher] The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers co...
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       The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term
       for it
        
       Author : RetroTechie
       Score  : 24 points
       Date   : 2023-09-27 20:03 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | CyberDildonics wrote:
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         | cuddlyogre wrote:
         | Sensory pollution is just as bad as physical pollution,
         | probably even worse. You can get people behind picking up
         | litter and not burning tires.
         | 
         | But it's impossible to make them understand how miserable it is
         | being exposed to a constant drone of noise or the light that
         | comes in through your blackout curtains at night.
         | 
         | Usually you're told to get over it. Would you tell someone to
         | get over coughing fits from someone blowing black smoke from
         | their chimney?
        
         | out-of-ideas wrote:
         | every issue is made up; just as all words are - by us wee
         | humans
        
         | mgcunha wrote:
         | I can't decide if you understand the impact of light pollution
         | and don't believe it matters, or if you don't know the impact
         | of light pollution and so don't understand why it matters.
         | 
         | If you understand the problem and don't believe it matters then
         | I have nothing else to add. I respect your choice of belief.
         | 
         | Otherwise: light pollution disrupts wildlife, impacts human
         | health, wastes money and energy, contributes to climate change,
         | and blocks our view of the universe - this last one being
         | something humanity has enjoyed for thousands of years.
         | 
         | It's possible these are not topics that concern you - that is
         | entirely your option - but it does concern other humans who
         | quite enjoy the night sky and would love to pass it onto the
         | next generations better than it is now.
         | 
         | If you'd like to know more, here's some good resources:
         | https://www.darksky.org/ https://www.darkskiesmatter.org.uk/
         | 
         | If English is not your preferred language, there may be similar
         | or better content in your preferred language available through
         | $SEARCH_ENGINE.
        
       | bjornlouser wrote:
       | "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'"
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       | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14685
        
       | Kiuhrly1 wrote:
       | The term is "noctalgia" for those who don't want to feed the
       | clickbait
        
         | noman-land wrote:
         | Thank you.
        
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