August 17, 2009

Save our dark skies, say scientists

Access to a dark night sky is a basic human right that needs to be
protected, a meeting of the world's professional astronomers has
decreed. The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution
calling on governments to give priority to safeguarding areas that allow
observation of the stars. Scientists at the two-yearly gathering of
space scientists, held this month in Brazil, warned that the light
pollution went beyond the issue of studying the universe.


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=save-our-dark-skies-say-scienti\
sts-2009-08