RE: https://academiccloud.social/@hausderastronomie/116261240631795787

Der gute Socrates hat sicher nicht mit dem ganzen Weltraummüll eines Homo sapiens sapiens gerechnet, sonst hätte er seine philosophische Idee sicher zurückgezogen (..)

#equinox
#spacedebris #massconstellations #astronomy #commercialspaceflights #space #lightpollution

Where are the top places for stargazing and starbathing in Europe?

Ahead of International Dark Sky Week in April, here are some of the best locations in Europe to see the stars.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260318-where-are-the-top-places-for-stargazing-and-starbathing-in-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#StarGazing #Europe #Astronomy #LightPollution #NorthernLights #Stars #Travel #DarkSkyWeek

RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/116205780730907978

SpaceX plans to launch a million (!) satellites into orbit. Aside from the impacts on the environment ...

"This loss of the night sky, something that has guided humanity since the dawn of time and influenced culture, religion and science, would be immeasurable."

#SpaceX #SpaceEnvironment #LightPollution #alan #Astronomy #Space

#DoublePlusUngood!!!

#FCC Deciding Whether to Allow Startup to Launch Huge #MirrorSatellite to Blast Sunlight on Cities at Nighttime

"The implications for #wildlife, for all life, are enormous."

By Frank Landymore
Published Mar 10, 2026

Excerpt: "The idea is as far-fetched as it is controversial. But something like it has been attempted before. In 1993, the Russian satellite Znamya, or 'Banner,' deployed a 65-foot-wide sheet of mylar that reflected a beam of light twice as bright as the Moon, illuminating a roughly three mile wide circle onto the Earth below like an orbital spotlight. It didn’t prove to be practical, however, with ground observers noticing no more than a flash of light, and it was exorbitantly expensive to pull off.

"Even so, it has the potential to massively disrupt the environment and interfere with many human operations. And the far-reaching consequences of such a technology is exposing the limits of the FCC’s remit.

"Experts fear that light from space mirrors could disrupt circadian rhythms in nature, posing a problem for flora and fauna alike. Animals might breed at the wrong time, and hibernating insects and migrating birds could be confused, Martha Hotz Vitaterna, a research professor of neurobiology at Northwestern University, told the NYT. And plants could bloom when pollinators aren’t active.

" 'The implications for wildlife, for all life, are enormous,' added Vitaterna, who is co-director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology."

Read more:
https://futurism.com/space/fcc-huge-mirror-satellite

#DarkSkies #LightPollution #BadIdea #USPol #Idiocracy #MirrorSatellites #CircadianRhythms

Light Pollution

I don't have the words to describe how bad of an idea this is. All they're interested in is profits, not the well being of the planet.

"FCC Deciding Whether to Allow Startup to Launch Huge Mirror Satellite to Blast Sunlight on Cities at Nighttime" https://share.google/yLgUCgB0CkwvrAWNL
#lightpollution
#g7izu

PLAN-B's "Review of light and noise pollution impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services" is now published.

PDF: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/541152/1/PLAN-B%20D1.1Review-Of-Light-And-Noise-Pollution-Impacts-On-Terrestrial-Biodiversity-And-Ecosystem-Services.pdf

#ALAN #LightPollution #Noise #EcosystemServices #Ecology #Pollution #Environment

"Despite the vast scale of the issue of light pollution, long-term research and widespread knowledge is lacking. I would therefore like to call on all readers to spread awareness about light pollution and related environmental issues that impact communities today. By taking collective action, society can work towards the transformation of the Anthropocene, into a posthumanist era where humans and nature collaborate to build homes in an entangled web of sacred mutualism. We could then create a sustainable world where environmental and animal rights become equal to human ones. This shift in thought may ultimately lead to a shift in action. So we might finally see the sky again."

https://www.diggitmagazine.com/light-pollution-anthropocene-environmental-cost-illumination

#Environment #LightPollution #Nature #RightsOfNature