How light pollution affects stars in the night sky

At night, artificial light can block our view of the stars. Night light pollution levels determine how well stars can be seen, and are based on a scientific scale that measures the brightness of the night sky. Photographer Sriram Murali filmed timelapse videos of the Orion constellation from eight different locations to show that more stars are visible when farther away from cities.

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