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Light Pollution Hides Milky Way From 80 Percent Of North Americans, Atlas Shows

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This view of North America as seen in Google Earth shows colored areas that denote levels of light pollution as detailed in the New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness. (Fabio Falchi et al./AAAS)
This view of North America as seen in Google Earth shows colored areas that denote levels of light pollution as detailed in the New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness. (Fabio Falchi et al./AAAS)

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