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Member Reports from Amelia Adam

May 12

Our Night Doesn't Need So Much Light: A Baby-Step on Social Media

Amelia Adam

Recently, my friends and I (a team of three, also includes an astrophotographer) created a page named “Our Night Doesn't Need So Much Light” on Facebook, as a mean to share awareness of light pollution, occurring in Kuala Lumpur (or abbreviated as ‘KL'). We are in line with the mission to search for suitable stargazing spots in this bright city. KL is the capital city of Malaysia, which also shares a common problem with other major variables of light pollution- with daily excessive artificial lighting has consistently overpowering the darkness. Of course, this is a hindrance for the stargazers to... Read More...

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Our Night Doesn't Need So Much Light: A Baby-Step on Social Media