Saving the night sky
2008-12-26 04:29:20 GMT2008-12-26 12:29:20 (Beijing Time)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dan Duriscoe stands by a special computer controlled camera as it automatically takes pictures of the night sky at Dantes View in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The light in the sky on the left horizon is light from Las Vegas 85 miles away. New research reveals light pollution from Vegas increased 61 percent between 2001 and 2007. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Dan Duriscoe works at a special computer controlled camera used to photograph the night sky at Dantes View in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The light in the sky on the left horizon is light from Las Vegas 85 miles away. New research reveals light pollution from Vegas increased 61 percent between 2001 and 2007. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Dan Duriscoe sets up a special camera used to photograph the night sky at Dantes View in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. New research reveals light pollution from Las Vegas, 85 miles away, increased 61 percent between 2001 and 2007. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Dan Duriscoe stands by a special computer controlled camera as it automatically takes pictures of the night sky at Dantes View in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
The light in the sky on the left horizon is light from Las Vegas 85 miles away. New research reveals light pollution from Vegas increased 61 percent between 2001 and 2007.
