Are you ready for your night /out/ings to be ruined by techbros?Paid light pollution coming soon *TM.>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/astronomy-and-society/a-satellite-company-tested-sunlight-as-a-service-without-astronomers-knowledge/
>>2883740They already are. Light pollution affects a wide area around the source, especially since LEDs have been installed en masse for application they are intrinsically not suitable for.
>>2883742LEDs don't have to be intrinsically a bad thing, Flagstaff AZ is the first city in the US to switch to dark sky friendly LED lights to prevent light pollution.https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/3818/Street-Lighting-Dark-SkiesMost localities just don't give a fuck enough to install them.
they could do this dumbshit in those countries that don't get sunlight in winters
>>2883743Yellow street lights are pointless if everyone has an ultra bright 5000K LED porch light.Pima County, AZ actually has a much stronger outdoor lighting code. Outdoor lights over 3500K are banned and the fine is $750 to $10,000 a night. But the main offender is the city of Tucson where at least 50,000 violations have been installed since 2020 and code enforcement is non existent.
