Sidewalk Astronomy has become a great means for bringing together people from all walks of life-the homeless, businessman, and students all gather around the telescope and discuss astronomy. There were several instances of groups being hesitant to look through the telescope. People noticed that they could not see many stars. Due to light pollution, the only three things we can see clearly are the craters of the Moon, the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter. We started learning about light pollution and informing our viewers about our findings.
Light pollution is an issue that affects everything on Earth.
Trees are confused by night lighting and retain their leaves past autumn. Birds migrate out of season and sing in the artificial daylight of the night. Female sea turtles avoid brightly lit beaches when they lay their eggs because the hatched turtles, instinctively told to head for the light of the moon and the sea, end up wandering down streets. Humans are blinded by glare when driving their automobiles, and pedestrians, blinded by glare from streetlights, are prey for criminals. The human race is robbed of the beautiful night sky.