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By: Help Map Our Dark Skies

Help Map Our Dark Skies — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:13:59 +0000

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By: Help Map Our Dark Skies | Name a Star

Help Map Our Dark Skies | Name a Star — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:38:24 +0000

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By: Burzycki.org - Tech and Interesting Facts

Burzycki.org - Tech and Interesting Facts — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:39:00 +0000

[...] Help Map Our Dark Skies February 28th, 2008 | Category: Astronomy, Contributors Have you ever really seen the night sky â€” a sky without any pollution from artificial light sources? Over half of Earthâ€™s population lives in urban areas, and have probably never seen a rich, dark sky full of millions thousands of stars. Not only does light pollution make it harder for amateur and professional astronomers to observe the night sky, but it affects other living things as well. Birds and other animals that are nocturnal can become disoriented from constant artificial light. You can help track how light-polluted our skies have become by participating in the GLOBE at Night Program. All you need to do is go outside and look for the constellation Orion and compare your view with sky charts provided by GLOBE and report your findings. The programs runs from now until March 8. (moreâ€¦) [...]

By: Doris B.

Doris B. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:56:06 +0000

Alaska is totally cut off from the picture included in this site………… that's even worse than being a tiny icon in the bottom left corner of a US map………….

By: Phan An

Phan An — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:24:47 +0000

If someone don't want to help ,so she or he don't need to say such things.

By: AmatÃ¶r Astronomlar » ArÅŸiv » Gece Yer Küre 2008

AmatÃ¶r Astronomlar » ArÅŸiv » Gece Yer Küre 2008 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:33:32 +0000

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By: Astrofiend

Astrofiend — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:23:24 +0000

I've seen these maps before, but DAMN! How is it even possible to be an amateur astronomer in Europe or most of the USA? I thought things were getting bad around Sydney…

By: TecnologÃa Obsoleta » Blog Archive » Â¿Puedes ver las estrellas en el cielo nocturno?

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:10:07 +0000

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By: Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:36:27 +0000

You're right, John about the number of stars visible to the unaided eye. It's been corrected.
Matt, the best version of this image can be found at Astronomy Picture of the Day, at this link:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap001127.html

By: John Mendenhall

John Mendenhall — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:25:42 +0000

As I recall, with the unaided eye, no moon, and clear night sky, we can only resolve about 5000 stars. Of course, under these conditions, Andromeda and a few other galaxies can be seen as hazy blurs of light. But it's not millions of individual stars.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:15:48 +0000

Do you have the original URL to this image on NASA?