{"id":40195,"date":"2011-10-09T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/well-at-least-light-pollution-makes-for-a-pretty-time-lapse-bad-astronomy\/"},"modified":"2011-10-09T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T15:44:35","slug":"well-at-least-light-pollution-makes-for-a-pretty-time-lapse-bad-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/well-at-least-light-pollution-makes-for-a-pretty-time-lapse-bad-astronomy.php","title":{"rendered":"Well, at least light pollution makes for a pretty time lapse | Bad Astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Light pollution — wasted light that gets thrown up into the sky instead of down onto the ground where it’s actually useful — is the enemy of every sky watcher<\/a>, from the professional astronomer to the some time star gazer. It overwhelms fainter objects, and in bad cases even the brightest stars, reducing the glory of the sky to a washed-out glow.<\/p>

But, it pains me to admit, it can be pretty. Photographer Brad Goldpaint used it to his advantage to make this short, lovely time lapse video called \"Wiser for the Time\"<\/a>, showing orange-lit clouds racing past the sky above them:<\/p>

[Make sure to watch this full screen in HD!]<\/p>

Recognize those skies? Orion, Taurus, Capella, Polaris, the Milky Way… given the light pollution, I was surprised how well some of those fainter objects showed up (especially the Andromeda Galaxy in both sets!). I was thinking just yesterday, in fact, that it’s been a while since I’ve been to a seriously dark site and seen more stars than I could hope to count. Maybe it’s time to find some secluded spot in the Rockies and wait for sunset…<\/p>

Related posts:<\/p>

- Time lapse: The Wagging Pole – Night Watch<\/a>
- Stunning Finnish aurora time lapse<\/a>
- Wyoming skies<\/a>
- Another jaw-dropping time lapse video: Tempest<\/a>
- Time lapse: Journey Through Canyons<\/a>
- Down under Milky Way time lapse<\/a><\/p>

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