"Light Pollution"
When we raise our head
and see above in the sky, we find lots of stars and other celestial bodies
making sky glow and we feel that we are an detachable part of the sky. Out
many activities are affected by the view of sky. We imagine; we write; we
promote creativity; we freshen our mood; we compare some people we love much
with the moon; and we dream when we raise our head. Actually, our source of
creation is somewhere in the sky. We are a part of the sky and this fact is not
a surprising one as we can use our common sense to explore this fact that why
we are so much connected with the sky. So, it is a weird fact that sky is our
mother. Someone can easily imagine how will the situation be when we are barred
to make contact with our host, the sky.
During the day time, very
much bright light from sun prevents us from seeing other celestial bodies as
the sun is probably telling us that it is the main origin of our planet just
like the sky is a stage of a show and the day time is like the show ahead of
the curtain. But, when the sun goes down, just like the view beside the
curtain, then what the sky shows us is some other reality about our origin. The
sky is a bunch of ideas.
Before the age of science and technology, the
human beings have their right brain more active and this was necessary for the
existence of love and feelings what binds the world people now. People used to
look at the sky at night and make the flow of ideas in their brains. They
started to make dream, ideas, arts, literature, and so like others including
scientific inventions what made human the most sensible creature. The glance at
the sky by a creative brain gave birth to a science known as Astronomy. The
Astrology has been residing among us which is a science of estimating human
life events and behaviors by position of stars and planets. Great Philosophers
in the ancient times were lightening the world by their philosophy and the
origin of all them is affected directly or indirectly by the view of sky. All
these processes have been taking place in the nature as if was happening in the
nature was perfect. But now we are realizing that nature had mistaken by giving
us a powerful brain that we are now going out of limit and making nature out of
habitability limit. Even we are affecting the visibility of the start in the
sky. This proves how far we have gone in the extent of injustice to nature. This
rude activity of so-called intelligent creatures has given the name as the
Light pollution.
Whenever illumination
available is more than what’s required in an area, this pollution kicks in. It
is more noticeable in big cities, on advertising boards and billboards, mainly
during large scale events, vis-a-vis Concerts, sport events & even marriages,
at the night. It mainly affects the astronomical observations by making the
stars very difficult to observe & study.
The adverse effects of
light pollution is being extended day by day. New research suggests that light
at night may interfere with normal circadian rhythms—the 24-hour cycle of day
and night that humans have used to maintain health and regulate their
activities for thousands of years. Light trespass, occurring when streetlights
or a neighbor’s security light directs unwanted lighting onto our property or
into our homes, contributes to a loss of natural darkness. Wildlife is also harmed by the unnecessary brightening of the night. From newly hatched sea
turtles to migrating birds, fish, frogs, salamanders, and lightning bugs,
artificial night lighting disrupts the cycles of nocturnal creatures in
potentially devastating ways.
Light pollution affects all creatures including human. It is a serious environmental issue that wastes money and
resources as well as harms the wildlife, our environment, health, and human. That's why light pollution must be avoided.
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