02926nam 2200421 450 991050845130332120230830155751.09783030850647(eBook)9783030850630(print)(MiAaPQ)EBC6804045(Au-PeEL)EBL6804045(CKB)19410538900041(OCoLC)1285714276(PPN)258844639(EXLCZ)991941053890004120220813d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSaving the starry night light pollution and its effects on science, culture and nature /Patrizia CaraveoCham, Switzerland :Springer,[2021]©20211 online resource (ix, 165 pages) illustrations, mapsPrint version: Caraveo, Patrizia Saving the Starry Night Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030850630 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Contents -- 1 The Sky as Cultural Heritage -- The Scientific Revolution Starts with Astronomy -- Astronomical Nobels -- 2 The Charm of Light -- Wave or Particle? -- Light and Gravity -- Visible and Invisible Light -- The Latest Astronomical Achievements -- 3 The Need for Darkness -- Too Many Lights Turn off the Stars -- 4 The Earth at Night -- Artificial Illumination Grows Continuously -- Illumination Rhymes with Population -- The Astronauts' Vision -- Unavoidable Reflections -- 5 How to Measure Darkness -- Citizen Science -- How Light Pollution Changes the Sky -- Darkness Ranking -- 6 Biological Rhythms and the Day-Night Cycle -- Lighting and Population Health -- Effects on Plants and Animals -- 7 In Defence of the Night -- Darkness Must Be Protected -- Good and Bad Examples -- 8 Finding the Dark -- The Oases of Darkness -- Astronomers Conquer Mountain Tops -- 9 Radio Waves also Suffer from (Electromagnetic) Pollution -- Single and Multiple Radio Telescopes -- The Shadow of the Black Hole -- Deep Space Network -- Radio Astronomy in a World Filled with Radio Waves -- Radio Quiet Zones -- Radio Telescopes and Satellites -- 10 An Increasingly Crowded Sky -- Business Plan -- Satellite Constellations and Astronomy -- How Bad is the Problem? -- Satellite Photo Bombing -- Even Small Debris Are Harmful -- The Most Penalized Science -- Radio Astronomers also Fear Constellations -- IAU's Concern -- 11 Who Gave Permission? -- Let's Talk About Environmental Impact -- The International Legislative Framework -- 12 Conclusion -- A Note of Thanks.Light pollutionLight pollution.522Caraveo Patrizia1954-1207747MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910508451303321Saving the starry night2786331UNINA