Re: New York City light pollution question

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:19:44 GMT, Fred Garvin <garv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Air pollution would certainly have a bit to do with it.

Not just pollution (which implies man-made contaminants), but natural
components such as water vapor and droplets, pollen, dust, etc. These
things are quite prevalent in air in that area, and serve to amplify the
effects of even small amount of remaining light, or of more distant
light sources.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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