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lulalake wrote:
Orio wrote: |
Cool.
Isn't it sad that in our age we must go to deserts or mountaintops in order to photograph the night sky? |
Yes, interesting that you should mention this. I went to the desert with my oldest friend, Bob Thompson. Bob has been extremely active in the fight against light pollution. His reports and pictures have been used by the Island of Malta and in your country in attempting to do something about the light pollution issue.
Malta has now changed its policy and all new street and commercial lighting must be down-casted or “pointed” correctly. I don’t know how far Italy has pursued the issue but I do know that it’s in motion there. |