Artificial light at night (ALAN) is ever-present in modern society and has revolutionised our
lives. Along with its many benefits, ALAN can have adverse effects that are studied across …

Diffuse glow has been observed around brightly lit cities in nighttime satellite imagery since
at least the first publication of large scale maps in the late 1990s. In the literature, this has …

We present a simplified method using geographic analysis tools to predict the average
artificial luminance over the hemisphere of the night sky, expressed as a ratio to the natural …

Astrotourism is considered to be a modern form of ecotourism. The main resource for
astrotourism is a high-quality night sky, but this is very sensitive to natural as well as …

In this paper, result of moving campaigns of night sky brightness measurement over Greater
Bandung area is reported. Though the campaigns were not commenced in ideal condition in …

The usage of artificial light is excessive and improper. Earth's night picture has changed
significantly from space and studies have shown that over-exposure of night to the artificial …

Light pollution is a widely distributed form of anthropogenic pollution that threatens both
biodiversity and human health. One of the most popular indicators is known as night sky …

Abstract Since 2002, the Environmental Observatory of Southern Switzerland (OASI) has
monitored a remarkable set of environmental parameters with the purpose of performing an …

Over the years, the Maltese Islands have seen a marked rise in the prevalence of artificial
lighting at night. The most evident type of light pollution arising from this evolution in …

With the continuously growing city size and the increasingly complex and changeable light
environment in the city, remote sensing and ground-measured technologies have certain …