If human history began 12 hours ago, we have been illuminating the night for 6 minutes…
One in three
people cannot see the Milky Way.
[Dark Sky International]
80%
of humans live under sky glow
In the U.S. & Europe, that number is 99%
[2016 World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness]
9.6%
annual growth rate in light pollution, doubling roughly every 8 years
[Globe At Night]
“I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world”
— What a Wonderful world, Louis Armstrong
