In an more and more urbanised earth , more and more citizenry never get to see the wonder of atruly dark skyand the wealth of stars that can be seen without all the pollution . TheSkyglow Projectis give to bringing to light what we are miss , framed against famous landmark . or else of leave a step on it - up version of how the sky look from theGrand Canyonor another remote localization , the latest offering gives us a coup d’oeil of what the sky above New York City could be like .
Even more than SkyGlow ’s premature efforts , Skyglow New York City is n’t a genuine mental representation of something one could ever see . For spectacular effect , the television combine image of lighted Earthly objects with dark skies in means we can never of course see at the same time . The power of the long photo picture taking also brings out many matter our au naturel centre can not see .
The New York City video , like itsLA predecessor , go even further , with star framed by buildings lit up with the very Ne advertising that blinds our eyes to the sky . Yet there is a deeper truth to these videos . The stars were filmed not near New York , but at truly dark sky sites like Death Valley and the Grand Canyon . The lights of one of the world ’s most intimate cities make the visual sensation seem more approachable , rather than something that can only be seen fromstrange partsof the universe that are totally alien to us ( as most past constituent in the series have been ) .
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These videos are a feast for the eyes , but there is an important point to them . The reason we ca n’t see many stars from city is because of a mixture of the air defilement from cars / factory and the “ light pollution ” from lighting reflect off particles in the sky .
Air pollution causes the deaths ofmillions of peopleeach twelvemonth . Light pollution may seem much less serious , but it make up knock off light , and therefore unnecessary vigor product . When the electrical energy that power our light get along from ember and gas , it threatens to take from us something much more precious than even our prospect of the principal . The videos serve as a reminder that much of the death of the Earth ’s biosphere is taking place to bring forth by - products , not even the thing we in truth desire .
