light pollution


noun
  1. unwanted or harmful light, as from bright street lights or neon signs.

  2. Astronomy. artificial illumination of the sky that sets a limit on the faintness of stars that can be observed or photographed.

Origin of light pollution

1
First recorded in 1970–75

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light pollution

noun
  1. the glow from street and domestic lighting that obscures the night sky and hinders the observation of faint stars

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