The World Atlas of the Artificial Night Sky Brightness - Page 2

modernhamlet · 08-14-2001, 12:45 AM

The least overlit "1st World" country: Australia. Sure, they've got lots of wilderness, but even their cities aren't too bad. Kudos to them.

There isn't even a single tiny white dot in Antarctica. It's a placid break if your eyes get tired from looking at the rest of the picture.

tom

jaguar · 08-14-2001, 01:36 AM

why thankyou =)
i think its more that so much of hte countryis either _VERY_ sparsely(one house every 200k) habitated farmland or just plain desert. The poulation here is very concentrated except for the gold coast.

modernhamlet · 08-14-2001, 01:10 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci...00/1490649.stm

They make a nice point about Venice being the only city in Europe where someone can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. Something about romantic lighting.

tom

08-14-2001, 12:45 AM	#16
modernhamlet Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 37	While we're finding neat little details... The least overlit "1st World" country: Australia. Sure, they've got lots of wilderness, but even their cities aren't too bad. Kudos to them. There isn't even a single tiny white dot in Antarctica. It's a placid break if your eyes get tired from looking at the rest of the picture. tom

08-14-2001, 01:36 AM	#17
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	why thankyou =) i think its more that so much of hte countryis either _VERY_ sparsely(one house every 200k) habitated farmland or just plain desert. The poulation here is very concentrated except for the gold coast. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-14-2001, 01:10 PM	#18
modernhamlet Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 37	BBC News coverage http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci...00/1490649.stm They make a nice point about Venice being the only city in Europe where someone can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. Something about romantic lighting. tom

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