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The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness

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Light pollution in urban centers creates a sky glow that can blot out the stars. The brighter the area in this zoomable map, the harder it is to see stars and constellations in the night sky. In the U.S, national parks are often a refuge for darkness; national parks are shown in purple in the map below.

The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness: North America
The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness: Europe
The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness: Asia
The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness: Japan

This map is based on data published on June 10 by a team of researchers led by Fabio Falchi and including NOAA’s Chris Elvidge and CIRES’ Kimberly Baugh.

View the 3D Globe version of this map. KMZ data will soon be available freely for non-commercial use.

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