We're losing the night sky as light pollution makes it 10% brighter every year

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Editor's take: I've always wanted to capture an image of the Milky Way galaxy – or, at the very least, see it with my own eyes in real time. I've got the photography know-how to pull off what would be a frame-worthy shot of our galaxy, as well as the desire to make it happen, but the opportunity simply hasn't presented itself yet. And if the statistics are to be believed, I might never get to cross this one off my bucket list.

Man-made light pollution is the culprit, and it's not just from above. You've no doubt heard of the growing headache that orbiting satellites are causing astronomers trying to photograph the night skies. Compounding the matter is the modern amenity that is artificial light on the ground. Thanks to technologies like ...

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