{"id":9839,"date":"2021-04-04T23:10:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T23:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=9839"},"modified":"2021-04-05T12:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:08:12","slug":"what-is-light-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-light-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"What is light pollution?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9839\" class=\"elementor elementor-9839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb9b34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb9b34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9847 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is light pollution?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9851 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sources-of-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sources of light pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9848 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of light pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9850 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of light pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9849 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-pollution-prevention\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light pollution prevention<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9852 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-pollution-and-hatchlings\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light pollution and hatchlings<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9853 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-pollution-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light pollution factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fb261 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26fb261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-1a260e0\" data-id=\"1a260e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3040f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a3040f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What light pollution?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec3e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fec3e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Light pollution is the excessive and prolonged use of artificial lights, in a way that results in the brightening of night skies, disrupting natural cycles and activities of wildlife, health problems in humans, as well as preventing humans from observing stars and other planets.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In other definitions, it does not only have to do with the sky but anywhere that artificial lights are used, where they are not intended to. Other terms often used for light pollution are<b> \u2018photo pollution\u2019 <\/b>and <b>&#8216;luminous pollution&#8217;.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10021\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skyglow-light-pollution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skyglow-light-pollution.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skyglow-light-pollution-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Note that this is not only a city center problem. There is also light pollution when you use too much light in your compound which affects the comfort and health of your neighbors. This could be your outdoor light\u2018s intrusion into other people\u2019s bedrooms. This can be called a nuisance. 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