There are good places, where you can get a good facsimile, but not as pristine as it could be. At first, Hoehne felt as if he was alone in his concern for the night sky. But as he talked to people about his dark sky concerns, he proved himself wrong. Indeed, the broad skies that much of America's flat horizons offer are being muted. We're blotting out the one national treasure that you can see everywhere.
Light pollution is the costs of one person's good foisted upon many others.
Bright lights muddle birds' and sea turtles' navigation skills and give an illusion of daytime. Birds and turtles are not the only creatures that falter when both the day and night are dark and the stars are muted. Our ancestors looked up at the stars, didn't know what they were, and it brought them to their knees. It's a piece of humanity. Center and behind the main area of the building is the white dome, which houses the telescope.