Dr. John Barentine FRAS on Nostr: "The industrial #megaproject is planned to be located just 5 to 11 kilometres from ...

"The industrial #megaproject is planned to be located just 5 to 11 kilometres from telescopes at Paranal, which would cause irreparable damage to astronomical observations, in particular due to light pollution emitted throughout the project’s operational life. Relocating the complex would save one of Earth's last truly pristine dark skies." (via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsdvqawkvjz4qv4zylq6ueyedecdsa7vx0qjw3fsdqd9tsmw9ycks9gd9hq (nprofile…d9hq))

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#Astronomy #Observatories #Paranal #ESO #DarkSkies #LightPollution