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Light pollution: time to flick the switch

The Naked Scientists Podcast

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This week, let there be light, but not too much of it. We'll discuss the pollution of the night skies and what we can do about it. Fewer people than ever have the simple pleasure of staring up into the sky at night. Skyglow is hampering other disciplines as well. To find out how light pollution is impacting the scientific study of the stars I visited the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy to catch up with Zander Bern.

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