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The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

'Noctalgia' is a feature of the modern age.

https://www.space.com/light-pollution-loss-dark-skies-noctalgia

The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

'Noctalgia' is a feature of the modern age.

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Sep 19, 2023 at 10:38amWeb
Show threadAndrocatSep 19, 2023

@nyrath Ironically, the modern era ended in the 1940s when this issue had only started to rear its head.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_era#:~:text=The%20modern%20era%20is%20the,to%20European%20and%20Western%20history.

Modern era - Wikipedia

Show thread🇪🇷GötterdämmerungSep 20, 2023
@nyrath the decline of epics also led to people looking at the horizon and lower more than ever, discouraging them from sky gazing during nighttime