{"id":4989,"date":"2018-04-10T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T02:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2018-04-10T12:16:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T02:16:34","slug":"photographing-night-sky-avoiding-light-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/photographing-night-sky-avoiding-light-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographing the night sky and avoiding Light Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have never seen a clear, starry sky from a place devoid of light pollution then you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re missing. With the naked eye alone from a dark location, you\u2019ll see thousands of stars, meteors, the zodiacal light, airglow, satellites, the milky way, nebulas, and occasionally auroras and comets.<\/p>\n<p>Light pollution is a side effect of industrial\u00a0civilisation. Its sources include building exterior and interior lighting, advertising, commercial properties, offices, factories, streetlights, and illuminated sporting venues.<\/p>\n<p>There are places you can go to avoid Light Pollution and enjoy a beautiful night sky. See the resources below to help you find the perfect spot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Are the Stars? See How Light Pollution Affects Night Skies | Short Film Showcase\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FXJUP6_O1w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dd82jaztFIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightpollutionmap.info\/#zoom=12.219999999999999&amp;lat=-3988344&amp;lon=16734836&amp;layers=B0TFFFFFFF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Light Pollution in the Blue Mountains<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lightpollutionmap.info\/#zoom=12.219999999999999&#038;lat=-3988344&#038;lon=16734836&#038;layers=B0TFFFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/darksitefinder.com\/maps\/world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Worldwide Light Pollution Map<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/darksitefinder.com\/maps\/world.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/eMag-Pro-Square.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/eMag-Pro-Square.jpeg\" alt=\"Ask Roz eMag Pro\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/eMag-Pro-Square.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/eMag-Pro-Square-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/eMag-Pro-Square-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have never seen a clear, starry sky from a place devoid of light pollution then you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re missing. With the naked eye alone from a dark location, you\u2019ll see thousands of stars, meteors, the zodiacal light, airglow, satellites, the milky way, nebulas, and occasionally auroras and comets. Light pollution is\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/photographing-night-sky-avoiding-light-pollution\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,540,483,9],"tags":[585,586],"class_list":["post-4989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-askroz","category-ask-roz-blue-mountains","category-blue-mountains-australia","category-photography","category-tourism","tag-light-pollution","tag-photographing-the-night-sky"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Photographing the night sky and avoiding Light Pollution - Ask Roz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Photographing the night sky and avoiding light pollution will allow you to take beautiful photographs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/photographing-night-sky-avoiding-light-pollution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Photographing the night sky and avoiding Light Pollution - 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