File:Light pollution country versus city.png

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Comparison of the effect of light pollution on the visibility of stars in a rural and a metropolitan area.
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English: Comparison showing the effects of light pollution on viewing the sky at night.

The southern sky, featuring Sagittarius and Scorpius. Top - Leamington, UT, pop. 217 Bottom - Orem, UT, in a metropolitan area of ~400,000

I've attempted to match sky brightness to how it appeared to my eyes.
Русский: Световое загрязнение. Созвездие Стрелец и Скорпион. Сверху - Leamington, штат Юта, США, население 217 человек. Снизу - Orem, штат Юта, США, население ~400,000
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Source originally posted to Flickr as Southern sky, country vs. city
Author Jeremy Stanley
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current10:42, 18 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:42, 18 February 2012972 × 1,296 (1.9 MB)Prosfilaes (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 08:00, 10 January 2009; we don't want the details, we want an accurate representation of light levels
04:18, 9 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 04:18, 9 February 2011972 × 1,296 (2.04 MB)Hydrargyrum (talk | contribs)Applied gamma correction to bring out details in dark areas, for viewing on computer monitors.
08:00, 10 January 2009Thumbnail for version as of 08:00, 10 January 2009972 × 1,296 (1.9 MB)SBarnes (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Comparison showing the effects of light pollution on viewing the sky at night. The southern sky, featuring Sagittarius and Scorpius. Top - Leamington, UT, pop. 217 Bottom - Orem, UT, in a metropolitan area of pop. ~400,00

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