A Dark Sky at Night is Important

Many things are in the night sky. The Moon is in the night sky. Bright stars are in the dark night sky. Sometimes the night sky is too bright to see stars.

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Light caused by people is called artificial light. Artificial light that is not needed is called light pollution. Light pollution makes it hard to see the stars.

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Some towns and cities do not have dark skies at night anymore. They make light that keeps the night sky bright. Streetlights along the road add glow to the night sky. We can help keep the sky dark at night. A dark sky helps the environment.

What Do You Think? Where would you see brighter stars, the city or the country? Why?

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