If you look outside in August in August, you normally have a good chance of seeing falling stars. “In August we go through a cloud of Gruis, and we see that as falling stars,” explains astronomer Theo Jurriens.
But seeing falling stars is becoming increasingly difficult.
Red lamps color the horizon in the middle of the field at Exloo. “Windmills,” says Jurriens. “In an environment with a lot of light pollution, even finding the polar star or the big bear becomes a challenge.”
Not only windmills, but also greenhouses and industrial parks send a lot of light into the air. According to Jurriens, that is worrying. “The starry sky is a UNESCO World Heritage. It has been around 4.5 billion years and we humans can kill him within a few years. That is simply not possible.”
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