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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
I live in a cesspool of light polution.  |
Some of the biggest light polluters out there are prisons. Think about it. In the middle of nowhere (usually) with tons and tons of artificial lighting for security. It's a real problem when you start designing them - especially in the context of current day "green building" trends.
Cities are getting better (but have a long way to go). Lots of rural communities are implementing night sky ordinances which prohibit artificial lights which allow light leakage above the horizon plane. So things will progressively get better for amateur astronomy over time.